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#3365

gun

English → Luganda

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Meaning

emmundu, omuzinga; g. barrel, omudumu; g. cap, ffataaki.

gun, emmundu, omuzinga; g. barrel, omudumu; g. cap, ffataaki.

Related Words
ggulugungu e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets. ggunda (-ggunze nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the che gguniya e- (n/n or li/ma) [Sue, Hind.'] gunnysack, sack made of gunny or burlap. cf. ekiguniya. ggunju e- (li/ma) kind of wild cat. go okugenda. g. back, okuddayo. g. down, okukka, okukkirira, okusere ngeta. g. in, okuyingira. g. into (space), okugyamu. g. round, o gobola (-gobodde) v.tr. rare draw the bolt of (a gun or rifle). grumble okwemulugunya, okunyiiga, okwekaanya, okwebojja, okwekenya, okutolooma, okugangaza. gu- (plur. ga-) noun class prefix denoting abnormality in size and quality often with a pejorative force. No nouns are inherently of the gu/ga class, omusajja, man; ogusajja, huge hulk of a man, giant, eki gundula (-gundudde) v.tr. pain causepainin (esp. the chest). gunjuka (-gunjuse nnunjuse) v.i. be or become cultured/civilized/educated/polished. gunpowder obuganga. gunsmith omuweesi w'emmundu.