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kaaba (-kaabye) v.i. cry; weep; mourn; sing (of birds); bleat

Luganda → English

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Meaning

neigh, roar (of animals); sound (of a drum, horn, motor, etc.).

kaaba (-kaabye) v.i. cry; weep; mourn; sing (of birds); bleat, neigh, roar (of animals); sound (of a drum, horn, motor, etc.).

Related Words
kaabira (-kaabidde) v.i. & tr. appl. cry in/ at/for etc. Bw'ofuna akukaabirako naawe weeyongera. (prov. ) When vou find someone to cry with you, you even cry harder. kaabirira (-kaabiridde) v.i. & tr. appl. 2 keep crying for; keep mourning for. kaabiriza (-kaabirizza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to cry/mourn for. kaabuga (-kaabuze) v.tr. close with green reeds (as one of the initial phases in the building process); lay the foundations for; fig. begin cf. ekikaabugo. kaabula (-kaabudde) v.tr. start work/begin operations in a rough/provisional way. Guno omulimu tukyakaabula mukaabule. We are just starting the job (a kaabuuyi (la) meat obtained from the breast of a goat or ox. kaabya (-kaabizza) kaabisa (-kaabisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cry/weep, etc. cf. -kaabya, Mukaabya, Mikaabya.