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Wambwa
Luganda → English
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Meaning
(la) Mr. Dog. cf. embwa.
Wambwa (la) Mr. Dog. cf. embwa.
Related Words
wambira (-wambidde) v.i. & tr. adhere to; cleave/cling to; get stuck/lodged; resist
offer resistance; refuse to come.
wambula (-wambudde)
v.tr. run off with (the wife or daughter of another).
wamba (-wambye
mpambye) v.tr. take prisoner; capture; confiscate; commandeer, appropriate; reserve (an item for purchase), ask a merchant to set
wambaatira (-wambaatidde
mpambaatidde) v.tr. hug to oneself; embrace; clutch; hold tight to.
wambaatiza (-wambaatizizza) v.tr. caus. cause to embrace
etc.
wambajja (-wambazze
mpambazze) v.i. wander around in distress.
wambatana (-wambatanye
mpambatanye) also wambagatana v.i. be loaded down with, carry (something which completely fills one's arms).
wambazza (-wambazzizza) v.tr. caus. cause to wander
banish. Yayita wano jjo ng'ennaku zigenda zimuwambazza. He passed here yesterday in a very distressed/ distraught frame of mind.
wamberi adv. CSzn.D in front
cf. mberi.
wambibwa (-wambiddwa) v.i. pass
be captured, etc.
wambira (-wambidde) v.tr. appl. capture/ reserve for/at/in
etc.
wambiriza (-wambirizza) v.tr. appl. caus. cause to get stuck in
etc.