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gombya (-gombezza) v.tr. caus. cause to tie crosswise/plait

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etc.; entangle; fig. complicate, make complicated.

gombya (-gombezza) v.tr. caus. cause to tie crosswise/plait, etc.; entangle; fig. complicate, make complicated.

Related Words
gomba (-gombye nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu gombagana (-gombaganye) v.i recip. become intertwined, get entangled. gombera (-gombedde) v.tr. appl. tie cross- wise/fclait for/in etc. okugombera emikono, to fold the arms, okugombera amagulu, to cross the legs. gombolola (-gombolodde) v.tr. conv. 2 untangle disentangle, unravel; straighten out, settle. cf. -gombye, eggombolola. gombaganya (-gombaganyizza) v.tr. recip. caus. cause to get intertwined/tangled up. gombeza (-gombezza) v.tr. appl. caus. cause to tie crosswise/^lait etc.; entangle, tangle. Omubbi baamugombeza emikono ne bagisiba. They made the thief cross his hands and tied them up. gombolokoka (-gombolokose) v.i. conv. 2 become untangled/unraveled.