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mpala

English → Luganda

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Meaning

e- (n/n) antelope of the genus Hippotragus.

mpala, e- (n/n) antelope of the genus Hippotragus.

Related Words
mitwetwe e- always plur. (mu/mi) head of the bed, headboards of the bed. also as adv. akasomero akali emitwetwe wa Kampala, a small school mpala e- plur. of oluwala, q.v. mpalaata e- (n/n) baldness, ow'empalaata, bald-headed person, cf. ekiwalaata. mpaladdume o- (n/n) with the-a of rel. big, strong, hulking, husky (person), empaladdume y'omusajja, a giant of a man. mpalakitale e- with or without the -a of rel. aggressive, vigorous, enterprising; head-strong; brave, bold, fearless. empaiakilaie z'abasajja, mpalamalanga e- (n/n) ruffian, bully; daredevil; self-assured, aggressive person. often used attrihutively. abasajja babiri empalamalanga, two mpalana e- (n/n) hostility; mutual dislike; feud, empalana y'eddiini, religious persecution. cf. walana. mpale e- (n/n) pair of pants/trousers/ knickers; underwear, cf. akawale, olu- wale, sseruwale. mpalo e- plur. of oluwalo, q.v. Mmengo pr.n. one of the seven hills of Kampala; formerly district and political center of the Kingdom of Buganda. cf. benga olubengo. munyampala o- (mu/ba) headman. Lunyanko- le, omunyampara, Swahili, mnyapara. The word, is rare in Luganda and replaced by nnampala, q.v. mwasanjala (la) lit. it-splits-the-toenails. formerly Kampala-Fort Portal road; currently rocky road unpaved road; (any) road. cf. yasa, olwala.