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musa

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Meaning

o- (mu/mi) tip; blade (of a sword, knife, etc.). omasa gw'ekitala, the blade of a sword.

musa, o- (mu/mi) tip; blade (of a sword, knife, etc.). omasa gw'ekitala, the blade of a sword.

Related Words
miima (-miimye) v.tr. squeeze; tighten; pinch; compress. Twamusanze mu kirabo ng'amazzi gamumiimye. colloq. We found him intoxicated in a bar, lit mugangatika o- (mu/mi) usually in association with another noun worn out; wretched; crippled, omugangatika gw'omusajja, a wretched man; a man mugole o- (mu/ba) bride; mistress of the house; newly appointed official; new member; newly ordained priest or minister; new- 2 comer, re mujulizi o- (mu/ba) witness; martyr, omu- julizi omukazi, maid of honor, omujulizi omusajja, best man. cf. ^jula. mukoloddoli o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall, omukoloddoli gw'omusajja, a giant of a man. mukomera o- with the -a of rel. very large; very important, omukomera gw'omusajja, a very important person. mukono o- (mu/mi) hand; arm; sleeve; handwriting; measure of length, arm's length, omukono omusajja, the right arm/hand, omukono omukazi, mukookootokwa o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. huge, gigantic. Mukookootokwa gwa musajja. He is a giant of a man. muntumulamu o- (mu/ba) well-bred person; humane person, omusajja omuntumulamu, a gentleman in every sense of the word. cf. obuntubulamu, kintu Musa pr.n. Moses. musaabaze o- (mu/ba) passenger, cf. saabala. musaala o- (mu/mi) wage, pay, salary.