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lukoma

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Meaning

o- (lu/n) palm pole; trunk of a wild date palm (lukindu) when felled; sometimes used for the palm tree itself.

lukoma, o- (lu/n) palm pole; trunk of a wild date palm (lukindu) when felled; sometimes used for the palm tree itself.

Related Words
luko o- (lu/n) cutting/slip of the sweet-po- tato vine. cf. lomuko. lukoba o- (lu/n) belt; strap; bootlace; complexion, appearance, olukoba lw'embwa, leash for a dog (usually made of leather). olukoba olup lukobe o- (lu/n) kind of creeping plant. See ekkobe and ornukobe which are much more common. lukobo o- adv. slowly, in a dilatory manner, ow'olukobo, a person who is slow in his movements and takes forever to accomplish a task. Ay lukokobe o- (lu/n) one who constantly hangs around, hanger-on, pest; sponger, cf. aka- kokobe. lukokola o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early lukoloboze o- (lu/n) line; scratch, cf. kolo- bola, akakoloboze. lukoloddoli o- with or without the -a of rel. (something) very long, olukoloddoli lw'eki- wandiiko, a very long document, ekiwandii- ko kyaii lukolokolo o- (lu/n) kind of thorny creeper used to bind reeds. lukolongo o- (lu/n) long line, with the -a of rel. long, olukolongo lw'abantu, a long line of people, olukolongo lw'omusota, a long snake, c lukomera o- (lu/n) fence; hedge; palisade; barricade; barrier, cf. koma, komera, ek- komera. lukomo o- (lu/n) copper wire; per ext. telephone; microphone. Yamukuba olukomo. He telephoned him. cf. ekikomo.