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yii
Luganda → English
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Meaning
interj. of surprise.
yii interj. of surprise.
Related Words
yiika
(n/n) CEng.] acre.
yiikayiika (-yiiseyiise) v.i. redup. pour out continuously; pour all over. Nnamazzi yenna yagejja
atambula ayiikayiika. N. has become so fat that when she walks she spills over.
yiiyiza (-yiiyizza) v.tr. appl. caus. devise for; contrive for; do a kindness for
perform a gracious act for, help. Omutengu talya kiyiiyize. (prov.) A recalcitrant/disobedient (child) is not the sort one is incl
yoola (-vodde. njndde) v.tr. collect ;?athe" gather up; pick up; scoop up. Obwayiise tebuyooleka. (prov.) (The millet
obulo) which has spilled cannot be scooped up. No crying over spilt milk. okuyoola inf. cf. omuyoolerero.
yiika (-yiise) v.i. pour out
be poured out; spill; overflow; fall down, collapse; pour in (as a group of people); fail, come to naught (of a plan), okuyiikamu,
yiikira (-yiikidde) v.tr. appl. pour/spill in/ on
etc. Abalenzi baamuyiikira ne bamukuba empi. The boys fell upon him and slapped him.
yiikiriza (-yiikirizza
nnyiikirizza) v.tr. take advantage of, get the better of, impose onels will on, overpower, exploit; bully.
yiikuula (-yiikudde
njiikudde) v.tr. digout, scoop out, excavate.
yiira
yiyira (-yiyidde) v.tr. appl. pour/ spread on/in/for, etc.
yiira appl. of yiwa
q.v.
yiisa
yiisisa cans, forms of ggya, q.v.
yiisa (-yiisizza)
yiisisa (-yiisisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc 2 cause to cook/ferment, etc. Njiisizza emmere. I have the food ready. I have finished cook