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mugwa

Luganda → English

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Meaning

o- var. of omuguvva (mu/mi) rope.

mugwa, o- var. of omuguvva (mu/mi) rope.

Related Words
muguwa o- also mugwa (mu/mi) rope, okusika omugwa, to have a tug-of-war; to steal a goat. cf. akagwa. mugwabi o- (mu/mi) hookah, pipe for smoking hemp. mugwagwa o- (mu/ba) immoral/licentious/ indecent person, cf. -gwagwa. mugwi o- (mu/ba) omugwi w'eddalu, madman, omugwi w'ensimbu, epileptic, person with epilepsy, cf. gwa. mugwira o- (mu/ba) foreigner, cf. gwa. muswaddi o- (mu^ni) = omugwabi hookah, pipe for smoking hemp. malaka a- plur. (li/ma) neck, throat area. Alina amalaka. He is a boaster/braggart. Yamugwa mu malaka. He seized him by the throat. mugwanya plur. iden. or zi mugwanya (n/n) latrine toilet. (named after Stanislaus Mugwanya because of his efforts to disseminate knowledge of sanitation throughout the country.)