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mpale

English → Luganda

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Meaning

e- (n/n) pair of pants/trousers/ knickers; underwear, cf. akawale, olu- wale, sseruwale.

mpale, e- (n/n) pair of pants/trousers/ knickers; underwear, cf. akawale, olu- wale, sseruwale.

Related Words
matankane (la) person of mixed racial origin. as an invar adj. empale matankane, pants of an intermediate length, neither long nor short (such as those worn by returning war veterans), cf mpala e- (n/n) antelope of the genus Hippotragus. 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. mpalo e- plur. of oluwalo, q.v.