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buti

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

buti, o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

Related Words
butiitiizi o- (bu/-) cowardice, timidity. cf. ti:ti;-r. butika (-butise) v.tr. place carelessly put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless. butikkiro o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda. butiribiri o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be a butiti o- (bu/-) cold, low temperature, chilliness, cf. tiitiwala, omutiti. butitimbe o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.