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singira (-singidde)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.tr. appl. give as a pledge/hostage to. cf. omusingo.

singira (-singidde) v.tr. appl. give as a pledge/hostage to. cf. omusingo.

Related Words
singa (-sinze) v.i. & tr. bet; pledge; vow. Osingawo? Do you want to bet? singa (-sinze) v.i. & tr. exceed surpass; excel, singa is often used in cases where English would employ the comparative or superlative of the adjective. Omulenzi singa or ssinga conj. if. singika (-singise) v.i. neut. be easy to excel/exceed. Tasingika. He is unbeatable/ cannot be surpassed. singirira (-singiridde) v.tr. appl. 2 keep exceeding; greatly excel. sing okuyimba; (of birds) okukaaba; (of ears) okuwaawaala. singe okusiriiza, okubabula. singer omuyimbi. singibwa (-singiddwa) v.i. pass be surpassed/beaten, etc. okusingibwa omusomo, to flunk a course of study. singika (-singise) v.tr. pile pile up (e.g., wood). singing n., okuyimba. singira (-singidde) v.tr. appl. excel/surpass in etc. Twase ye yasingira ddala bonna okusamba omupiira. Twase excelled everyone in playing football.