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nyooma (-nyoomye) v.tr. despise

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Meaning

look down on, belittle.

nyooma (-nyoomye) v.tr. despise, look down on, belittle.

Related Words
nyooka (-nyoose) v.i. smoke produce smoke; smolder; be rampant, rage (of an epidemic); rage (of a battle); be numerous, swarm, teem. Omukka tegunyooka watali nyookana (-nyookanye) v.i. trouble oneself take trouble, fret; struggle (e.g., with a task). nyookera (-nyookedde) v.i. appl. be smoking in/at etc. nyoolana (-nyoolanye) nyoolagana (-nyoo- laganye) v.i. recip. twist one another; grapple with one another (of wrestlers). nyooleka (-nyoolese) v.i. neut. be twist- able be easy to twist. nyoolera (-nyooledde) v.tr. appl. twist in/ for etc. kunyoolera muntu nsingo, to anger a person. nyoolwa (-nyoddwa) v.i. pass be twisted; be in pain/anguish; be grieved. nyoomagana (-nyoomaganye) v.i. recip. despise one another. cf. -nyoome nyoomoola. nyoomebwa (-nyoomeddwa) v.i. pass. be despised etc. nyoomoola (-nyoomodde) v.tr. despise look down on, view with contempt; make light of; show disrespect for. cf. obunyoomoofu, nyooma. nyoosa (-nyoosezza) v.tr. caus. cause to smoke etc. nyookeza (-nyookezezza) v. tr. appl. 2 caus. smoke; fumigate okunyookeza obnbaane, to bum incense.