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bugumya (-bugumizza) v.tr. caus. make warm; warm up

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Meaning

heat; fig. cheer up; make enthusiastic, kubugumya kamwa, to talk for the sake of talking. cf. -bugumye, ebbugumu, akabuguumiriro; olubugumu, nnabuguma.

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; olubugumu, nnabuguma.

Related Words
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 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 buguumiriza (-buguumirizizza) v. tr. appl. caus. 2 warm up; welcome warmly. buguutana '-buguutanye) v.i. be excited; be bothered; rumble (of the stomach). buguutanya (-buguutanyizza) v.tr. caus. bother; stir up excite; rush, hurry. cf. akabuguutano; buga, ^bukuta. buguyala (-buguyadde) v.i. be partially cooked; fail to cook; fig. be stupid/ idiotic/senile. Gundi akaddiye n'okubugu- yala abuguyadde. So-and-so has g buguyaza (-buguyazizza) v.tr. caus. cook slightly; fig. cause to be/look stupid etc. cf. -buguyavu. 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. bugumu o- (bu/-) boldness, daring, toughness; durability, cf. -gumu.