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magembe

English → Luganda

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Meaning

a-: okutema amagembe, to tell lies.

magembe, a-: okutema amagembe, to tell lies.

Related Words
mageege a- plur. of eggeege, q.v. magejjo a- plur. (li/ma) tonic of herbs placed in a baby's bath. cf. gejja. magemu a-: plur. of ggemu, q.v. magenda a- plur. (li/ma) going, going away, traveling away. adv. on the way going, while going away. cf. genda. magendere a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts; state (of matters, affairs). Tetwamanya magendere ge. We did not know where he had gone, kubulako ma magengere a- usually plur. (li/ma) liquor, beer, alcoholic drink, cf. eggengere. magera (la) mash of beans bean soup, bean sauce. mageregankoko (la) kind of grass with prickly seeds lit. big feet (magere) of a chicken (nkoko). magero a- usually plur. (li/ma) wonders, marvels. Often preceded by eky(a) or eby(a). eby'amagero, marvels, miracles. Ye kino nga kya mag magezi a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, o magezigabaganda (la) crude homemade gun, lit. wisdom of the Baganda. See ekibundu.