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kamulira (-kamulidde) v.tr. appl. squeeze out/press out for/in

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kamulira (-kamulidde) v.tr. appl. squeeze out/press out for/in, etc.

Related Words
kamu a- lit. one (little thing, akantu is implied). The phrase n'akamu is used with neg. verbs and is translated not at all. ebigambo e kamu gwe muganda. (prov.) lit. One by one (kati stick, implied) makes a bundle. Little by little fills the measure, cf. 2 ekiganda. kamuka (-kamuse) v.i be squeezed out; be drained; be dried up/exhausted. kamula (-kamudde) v.tr. squeeze out (juice from fruit pus from a boil, wet clothes, etc.). okukamula amziga, to provoke/elicit tears. Kamulu pr. n. the name of a nightclub kwessa mu bwa Kamulu, to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. kamulya a- (ka/bu) kind of bird, lourie, gray plantain-eater. cf. mulya. kamunye a- also akamunyi (ka/bu or la) kind of hawk, yellow-billed African kite. Ebikolimo bya wankoko tebitta kamunye. (prov.) The curses kamuza (-kamuzizza) v.tr. caus. make flow cause to squeeze, etc. cf. ekikamulo; kama. kamukene (ka/bu) kind of small silvery fish. cf. mukene. kamuliza (-kamulizza) v. tr. appl. caus. cause to squeeze/^ress out for/in etc. kamunye (la) kind of wild plant resembling a lily. It produces a reddish-orange flower and has white carrot-like roots. kamuuliriza (-kamuulirizza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. try to get considerable liquid from; fig. try to get money from (e.g. for charity),