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kinywa

English → Luganda

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Meaning

e- (ki/bi) tendon; sinew; ligament. cf. akanywa.

kinywa, e- (ki/bi) tendon; sinew; ligament. cf. akanywa.

Related Words
kanywa a- (ka/bu) small tendon. Yansalirira akanywa. He betrayed me. cf. ^ekinywa. kinya e- (ki/bi) kind of large lizard often found near or in houses, cf. omunya. Kinyaanyimbe E- no plur. (ki/bi) colloq. English, the English language, okuyiwa Ekinyaanyimbe, to speak English well, lit. to pour English. kinyaganyaga e- (ki/bi) uncouth person; slob; boor. cf. omunyaga. kinyago e- (ki/bi) rectum, cf. nya. kinyeebwa e- also kinywebwa (ki/bi) peanut, groundnut, omuzigo gw'ebinyeebwa, peanut butter. kinyegenyege e- no plur. (ki/bi) irresistible urge/impulse; excited state, elation. Eki- nyegenyege kyankwata. I got the urge. kinyere e- (ki/bi) large bracelet. Bambadde ebinyere mu matu. They are wearing earrings. cf. akanyere. kinyiigo e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. kinyiirikisi e- less commonly ekinyiinyinsi (ki/bi) scrapings of the pith of a plantain tree used as a sponge. kinyira e- (ki/bi) large fruit bat; large bat fin general, as opposed to kawundo, small bat), cf. obunyira. kinyisi e- (ki/bi) core; core of a boil. Bye yayogedde temwabaddemu kinyisi. There wasn't anything at all to what he said.