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luyi

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- plur. empi (lu/n) slap, blow with the open hand, okukuba oluyi (empi), to slap.

luyi, o- plur. empi (lu/n) slap, blow with the open hand, okukuba oluyi (empi), to slap.

Related Words
luyiira o- plur. empiira (lu/n) grass fire; forest fire; grassy area which has been burned out. cf. ^ggya. luyijja o- plur. empijja (lu/n) stone anvil. luyiki o- (lu/n) kind of thorny bush whose seeds (mpiki) are used in the game of mweso, q.v. cf. omuyiki. luyimba o- plur. ennyimba (lu/n) song; hymn, okufumba ennyimba, to compose songs. Ow'ennyimba mbi, ayimbira mu babe. (prov.) A poor singer luyimbiro o- no plur. (lu/n) rare chronic bronchitis. luyina o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be Luyindi 0- no plur. (lu/n) Hindi, the Hindi language, cf. Obuyindi. luyingi o- (lu/n) trap for birds and small animals. luyingo o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu lu luyiringito o- (lu/n) slope; incline; decline. cf. yiringita, akayiringito. luyirirwa (-luyiriddwa nduyiriddwa) v.i. pass, become tired/fatigued. luyiro o- no plur. (lu/n) asthmatic wheeze; asthma.