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kasuka (-kasuse) v. tr. throw

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Meaning

hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.

kasuka (-kasuse) v. tr. throw, hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.

Related Words
kasubi a- (ka/bu) blade of grass. Oyo mutono ng'akasubi. He is as thin as a rail. as a pr.n. Kasubi, a place in Kampala where the tombs o kasukwasukwa a- var. of akasikwasikwa, q.v. kasulu or kasulubbana (la) elephant snout fish Mormyrus kannume. cf. ombegedde- (matono). kasumagizi a- (ka/bu) a small purple king- Mr. Sandman, okulwala akasumagizi or okuba ng' eyalya akasumagizi, to be drowsy/ sleepy (particula kasumbi a- (ka/bu) small pitcher, cf. ensumbi. kasumbyo a- (ka/bu) conical fish trap for catching mudfish. kasunduba a- (ka/bu) corrugation; wrinkle; fold (e.g., in a rock), cf. essunduba. kasunguyira a- (ka/bu) quick temper, cf. -sunguwavu, sunguwala. kasunsu a- (ka/bu) tuft of hair left when the rest of the hair is shaved or combed down. kasuususu a- with the -a of rel. lukewarm, warmish (of a liquid). Amazzi ga kasuususu. The water is lukewarm. kasuuwe a- (ka/bu) kind of lake plant. kasuyuuyo a- (ka/bu) (the act of) working hard; trudging to and fro, bustling about.