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lack

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Meaning

v., okweteega, okuweebuuka, okubulwa.

lack, v., okweteega, okuweebuuka, okubulwa.

Related Words
lebera (-lebedde ndebedde) v.i. feel weak; be exhausted/tired; be loose/slack; be soft/viscous. leeguka (-leeguse) v.i. conv. become slack/loose etc. leegula (-leegudde) v.tr. conv. slacken loosen, unstring, etc. lubaawo o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, black lujjulungu with the -a of rel. diluted watered down; fig. lacking in substance. Obujulizi bwe yawadde bwabadde bwa lujjulungu ddala. The evidence which he provided was u lunguuba o- with the -a of rel. superficial, lacking profundity. Amagezi g'alina ga lunguuba. He is stupid. lunguuka (-lunguuse) v.i. be black and blue become bruised and swollen (of a bodily part). lusoove o- (lu/n) small black cormorant, darter. luti o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti. luweesa o- plur. empeesa (lu/n) shift of work in a forge/blacksmith's shop. cf. Iweesa. londerera (-londeredde) v.tr. appl. 2 keep picking up; pick up all the time. Awagwa ekku tewabula bulondererwa. (prov.) Where a large piece of firewood fa lyanyi; eryanyi (li/ma) great amount of strength/power okubbisa eryanyi, to steal by force, commit armed robbery. Note: the gramm. plur. amaanyi (q.v.) lacks the augm. force of eryanyi.