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luvu

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Meaning

o- (lu/n) from evvu, ashes, q.v. omunnyu gw'oluvu Iw'obuwata bw'amatooke, salt (extracted) from ashes of plantain peels (used in making soap).

luvu, o- (lu/n) from evvu, ashes, q.v. omunnyu gw'oluvu Iw'obuwata bw'amatooke, salt (extracted) from ashes of plantain peels (used in making soap).

Related Words
lula (-luze nduze) v.i., rare, develop an appetite. Alya y'alula. (prov.) He develops an appetite as he eats. The more you have the more you w luvuluugiriro o- with the -a of rel. successive, repetitive, following one another. luvunvu o- (lu/n) fiber-producing plant, kind . of broom, Sida urens or rhombifolia; fig. a very tenacious person (because the plant is ve luvunyu o- (lu/n) long maggot, cf. envunyu. luvuutu o- with the -a of rel. very well Cooked (of bananas /plantains). oluvuutu ulrv'ciuuke, ct very well-cooked banana. luvuuvuumo o- (lu/n) murmur, murmuring; buzzing; gossip; rumor, cf. vuuvuuma. luvuwala (-luvuwadde nduvuwadde) v.i. be or become gluttonous/greedy. luvuwaza (-luvuwazizza) v.tr. caus. make gluttonous/greedy. cf. -luvu.