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balagala (-balagadde) v.i. be handsome; be very beautiful

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Meaning

v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have become serious/bad/ dangerous. (See the idiom under kajjampuni.)

balagala (-balagadde) v.i. be handsome; be very beautiful, v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have become serious/bad/ dangerous. (See the idiom under kajjampuni.)

Related Words
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