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menyeka (-menyese)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.i. neut. be broken/ crushed; give in; relax one's demands/conditions. Obudde bumenvese. The heat of the day has started to diminish (about 3 P.M.). cf. -menye, -menyefu, obumenye, kamenya, kamenyambazzi, kimenyoomenyo, omumenyi.

menyeka (-menyese) v.i. neut. be broken/ crushed; give in; relax one's demands/conditions. Obudde bumenvese. The heat of the day has started to diminish (about 3 P.M.). cf. -menye, -menyefu, obumenye, kamenya, kamenyambazzi, kimenyoomenyo, omumenyi.

Related Words
menya (-menye) v.tr. break; break into (e.g. a house); destroy; capture (a stronghold); bend at the joint; close (a pocket knife, umbrella); refute, counter; retract; mention, menyera (-menyedde) v.tr. appl. break for/ in etc. Bannange lubamenyedde busa. My friends, you have come here in vain (-lu- implies lugendo, trip). menyeza (-menyezza) v.tr. appl. caus. kumenyeza mutwe to nod the head, bend the head down, kumenyeza ppamba, to break off the middle bud of a young cotton plant.