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#645
being
English → Luganda
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Meaning
n., obuntu.
being, n., obuntu.
Related Words
bbira (-bbidde) v. tr. appl. steal in/for
etc.; cheat at. Y'abbira mu kubuuzibwa. He cheated in the examination, bbirako, warn/tell privately. Anzibiddeko bubbizi. He simpl
bbugubugu idea
the sound of crackling, splutter (of a fire when it is initially being induced). Bbugubugu, si muliro. (prov.) Mere spluttering is
bitulenge
e-: okulaba ebitulenge, to see poorly, look at an object without being able to distinguish it clearly, okutunula ebitulenge, to lo
bubiikira
o- (bu/-) sisterhood, the state of being a nun. cf. omubiikira.
bubisi
o- (bu/.) wetness, dampness; state of being raw/uncooked (of food); stupidity. cf. -bisi.
bufuuzi
o- (bu/-) state of being an orphan, orphanhood, cf. ^enfuuzi.
bugole
o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf
bukalubo
o- (bu/-) hardness; state of not being well done (of cooked food, meat); difficulty; fig. obstinacy, stubbornness. cf. kaluba, -ka
bukundugulu
o- (bu/-) splash, spray (e.g., ejected from potatoes or cassava which is being peeled, from plantain fiber which is being beaten).
bulema
o- (bu/-) lameness; state of being crippled, cf. lema, lemala.
bunyuvu
o- (bu/-) quality of being interest- int/entertaining/enjoyable. cf. -nyuvu.
buseenene
o- adv. like a grasshopper. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper, cf. enseene