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kabassana (-kabassanye)

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Meaning

v.i. work hard; struggle; be very busy; be bothered.

kabassana (-kabassanye) v.i. work hard; struggle; be very busy; be bothered.

Related Words
kabaalingo: okuseka akabaalingo to laugh out loud, laugh raucously, cf. baalinga. kabada (n/n) [E-ng. ] cupboard. kabaggula (-kabaggude) v.tr. do/accomplish in a rough/slipshod way; throw/hurl down. kabajjabajja plur. bakabajjabajja (la) one who does all sorts of carpentry; poor car- pentef hack. cf. bajja, bajjabajja. kabala (-kabadde) v.tr. dig deeply into; dig up (roots or soil) okukabala amazina, to dance a great deal, dance with enthusiasm. kabambaggulu (la) hair on the chest. kabanika (ka/bu) protuberance; protruding stomach with the -a of rel. bulging, protruding. olubuto lwa kabanika, a protruding stomach. kabassanya (-kabassanyizza) v.tr. caus. work (someone) hard; bother pester, annoy. kabatukira: owa kabatukira a person who is unstable/fickle/unable to carry a task through to its conclusion, cf. batuka. kabawala (-kabawadde) v.i. be or become profligate/sexually immoral. kaba a- (ka/bu) dim. of oluba, jaw. ku- suulamu kaba, to die. kukuba mu kintu kaba, to die fighting for something. kabaala a- (ka/bu) kind of mushroom which grows on termite heaps, cf. embaala.