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kirebe

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Meaning

e- (ki/bi) old tin can (pej. of eddebe, q.v.).

kirebe, e- (ki/bi) old tin can (pej. of eddebe, q.v.).

Related Words
kire. e- (ki/bi) cloud cf. ogulc, akalc. kireebereebe e- (ki/bi) lit. something hanging in space, fig. indecisive, incapable of deciding which side to take or which course to follow, k kireebwe e- (ki/bi) kind of water lily. kireere e- (ki/bi) gourd with a wide neck at the top. kireereese (la) wanderer vagabond; loafer, omukazi kireereese, a loose woman. kireereetu e- (ki/bi) kindof shrub, elder; hollowness, with the -a of rel. hollow. Omulenzi oyo kireereetu. There is no substance to that boy kireeya often with prec eding (o)wa or (a)ba person of no fixed abode vagabond. Wa kireeya. He is a vagabond, cf. ^leeya. kireka e- (ki/bi) banana leaf turning yellow. kiremba e- (ki/bi) turban, headdress worn by Muslims; headcloth; scarf; handkerchief. cf. akalemba. kirembwe e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant., cf. eddembwe, ssekirembwe. kiremya (la) stumbling block that which prevents accomplishment; bottleneck; difficulty. cf. lema, Iemya. kirende e- (ki/bi) young mudfish (mmale, q. v.). cf. akalende.