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nku

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Meaning

e- plur. of oluku, q.v.

nku, e- plur. of oluku, q.v.

Related Words
ndulundu e- (n/n) heap; pile; large number; abundance, endulundu y'enkuba, a large amount of rain. Akulungudde emyaka ndulundu mu mirimu gy ngulansigo e-: enkuba engulansigo, the first rain after the dry season, so called because it is the time for buying (gula) seeds (nsigo) for nkenku e- (n/n) beer made with very little sorghum; excessively sweet beer. Ekiwoo- mereze ekitatadde kye kizaala enkenku. (prov.) Sweetn nkondwe e- (n/n) decayed pith of a plantain stem. Tonkuba nkondwe ku maaso. Don't lie to me/deceive me. nku e- (n/n) tenacious grass, couch or quitch grass. nkuba e- (n/n) rain, kugwa nga nkuba, to arrive unannounced (of guests), lit. fall like rain. cf. obukubakuba, olukubakuba. nkuba e- (n/n) way of striking/hitting. cf. 1 kuba. nkubuggu e- with the -a of rel. almost raw, not properly cooked, emmere ey'enkubuggu, food which is not thoroughly cooked. nkucwa e- (n/n) cunning and shrewd person, swindler. nkufu e- (n/n) tumor, swelling, lump, bump (usually on the head,but it may also occur on other parts of the body). nkuggu e- with the -a of rel. cropped, docked (of ears, a tail, etc.); very short (of clothes). akateeteeyi ak'enkuggu, very short dress; nkugunyu e- usually plur. (n/n) bottoms; buttocks.