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bugumu

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Meaning

o- (bu/-) boldness, daring, toughness; durability, cf. -gumu.

bugumu, o- (bu/-) boldness, daring, toughness; durability, cf. -gumu.

Related Words
bbugumu e- no plur. (li/ma) heat, warmth, endwadde ez'omu nsi ez'ebbugumu, tropical diseases, cf. buguma. bugubi o- (bu/-) darkness; hardship, pressure, difficulty; uncertainty, cf. guba. bugujja (-buguzze) v.i. crackle blaze (of a fire); be burning hot (of a sick person), v.tr. pester; hurry (someone). Leka kumbu- gujja bw'otyo. Don't keep rushing bugule o- adv. fully, to the brim. Ekleziya yajjula bugule. The church was filled to capacity. bugulumivu o- (bu/-) height, tallness. cf. gulumira, -gulumivu. bugunjufu o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu. buguta (-buguse) v.tr. pester annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune. buguya (-buguye) v.i. munch/eat food in the manner of one who has no teeth cf. mugunya. buguzi o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to buguma (-bugumye) v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze bugumya (-bugumizza) v.tr. caus. make warm; warm up heat; fig. cheer up; make enthusiastic, kubugumya kamwa, to talk for the sake of talking. cf. -bugumye, ebbugumu, akabuguumiriro; buguumirira (-buguumiridde) v.i. appl. 2 be or become lukewarm; begin to warm up; be heated up (from exertion or sickness); fig. become cheered up; become ent