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mwe

Luganda → English

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Meaning

adv. of place in there; in which; wherein; from which.

mwe adv. of place in there; in which; wherein; from which.

Related Words
mulumisi o- (mu/ba) cupper, bleeder, one who has the occupation of bleeding others. cf. lumika, omwerumisi. mumwenyerekesi o- (mu/ba) giggler, one who indulges in persistent and foolish laughter, cf. mwenyereketa. one who gives a shave; arch, barber, cf munna-(banna-) companion; associate; colleague; friend. This word occurs only with a possessive which is suffixed to the stem: munnange my companion; munno, your companion; munne, his/her companion; munnaffe, our companion; munnammwe, your companion; munnaabwe, thei musera o- (mu/mi) full serving, full portion, emisera ebiri egy'omwenge, two glasses of beer full to the brim, as an adv. brimful, to the muwakanya: omwezi gwa muwakanya August- September, lit. the month of the struggle (between the rain and the sun), cf. wakana. muwulenge o- (mu/mi) emptiness, hollow. Ennyumba yonna baagireka muwulenge. They left the whole house empty. Oyo omwana muwulenge mwereere. muyiiro o- (mu/mi) omuyiiro gw'omwenge, new batch of beer; quantity of beer brewed at one time. cf. ^ggya, yiisa. muyiki o- (mu/mi) kind of creeping plant, the seeds of which are used in the game of mweso. cf. oluyiki. mwa (-mwedde) v.tr. shave. mwebe (n/n) kind of bright red grasshopper (nseenene). mwega (-raweze) v.i. smile slightly; grin; laugh (of a baby) cf. kimwege. mweka (-mwese) v.i. neut. be easy to shave; be capable of being shaved. cf. akamwano akamweso, omumwi.