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kikwa

English → Luganda

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Meaning

e- (ki/bi) bad luck, bit of hard luck. Leka kutuleetera kikwa. Don't bring us bad luck.

kikwa, e- (ki/bi) bad luck, bit of hard luck. Leka kutuleetera kikwa. Don't bring us bad luck.

Related Words
kikokkolizo e- also ekikwakkulizo (ki/bi) trap; snare. kikwakkuzi e- (ki/bi) snatching; pilferage, tendency towards theft; thief, pilferer. cf. kwakkula. kikwalo e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where kikwanga e- (ki/bi) sort; category; group; class; sect. kikwangala e- with the -a of rel. fake, sham; fraudulent; counterfeit, ensimbi ez'eki- kwangala, counterfeit money. kikwasi e- (ki/bi) burr. cf. kwata. kikwaso e- (ki/bi) safety pin; brooch; clasp, cf. kwata. kikwate e- (ki/bi) a selection given to students by a teacher for memorization, cf. kwata. kikwekweto e- (ki/bi) raid, foray; scouting patrol, ekikwekweto ekikessi, scouting expedition, reconnaissance mission, cf. kwekweta. kikwembe e- (ki/bi) long garment/cloth worn over the shoulder. kwasika ( kwasise) v.i. caus. neui. Takwasika. It is hard to find him at home. cf. -kwafu -kwasi, -kwate, obukwafu, obukwata, ekikwasi, ekikwaso, ekikwate, ekyekwaso, omukwasi, -Unkwaso, enkwata.