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kadde

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Meaning

a- (ka/bu) time; time of day; weather. Ng'akadde kakaalaamye! How hot the weather is! cf. obudde.

kadde, a- (ka/bu) time; time of day; weather. Ng'akadde kakaalaamye! How hot the weather is! cf. obudde.

Related Words
kaddannyuma a- (ka/bu) going backwards; retrogression, as an adv. backwards, kukuba kaddannyuma, to go back, retrogress. Kuba akaddauuyuma oio kaddiya (-kaddiyizza) v.tr. caus. cause to grow old make old, age; cause to wear out. cf. -kadde, ^obukadde, omukadde. kaddo a- (ka/bu) blade of grass; in the plur. obuddo, patches of grass; lawn. cf. omuddo. kaddugala plur. bakaddugala (la) Negro black person, cf. ddugala. kagenderere adv. for good irretrievably. Kagenderere, ng'omukadde akogga. (prov.) Gone for good like an old person who is getting thin. What is gone is gone kakadde a- (ka/bu) million. kakala (-kakadde) v.i. be thick/dense (e.g. of a forest). Yeetisse bya kakalakakala. He is loaded down with a whole host of things, cf. -kakavu. kifulukwa e- (ki/bi) deserted house; deserted place. Omukadde akira ekifulukwa. (prov.) An old feeble tenant is better than an empty house. kaalakaala (-kaddekadde) v.i. walk proudly/ majestically; strut around; walk leisurely stroll. kaddiwa (-kaddiye) v.i. become old/aged (of people and animals); become old/worn out (of things). kaddole (ka/bu) [from Eng. doll] small doll. cf. ddole. kaddulubaale plur. bakaddulubaale (la)