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funda (-funze)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

funda (-funze) v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

Related Words
fundeera (-fundedde) v.i. strain oneself; do to the utmost. Embwa yalidde n'efundeera. The dog ate and ate/gorged himself cf. omufundeero. fundikirwa (-fundikiddwa) v.i. appl. pass. be knotted; be ended. funduukulula (-funduukuludde) v.tr. conv. 2 untie; undo. cf. ekifundikwa (ekifundikiro ekifundi- kizo), funduukululu; fumbiikiriza. funduukululu adv. & inv. adj. in great abundance; to the ultimate. Enkuba yali etonnya funduukululu. It was raining cats and dogs. Twalidde funduukululu. W funzika (-funzise) v.i. neut. be capable of being shortened. Ebigambo byange tebifunzika. My comments cannot be easily reduced in length. cf. -funda, fundiikiriza (-fundiikirizza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. stuff into cram into; drive into a corner. fundika (-fundise) v.tr. tie knot. (The fundikira (-fundikidde) v.tr. appl. tie knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knot