n., enduulu; sound the a., okukuba enduulu, okutakira.
v., okutiisa, okukanga; be alarmed, okutya, okwesansabaga.
e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, alarm, dread. Ekyekango tekimanya muzira. Even a hero or brave man is subject to fear, lit. Fright does not know a hero.- cf. kanga, -ekanga.
sound (of drums); sound an alarm. Ennpma ezirawa ezo zaaki? What are those drums beating for? Ebigambo bikira ejinoma okulawa. (prov.) Words travel more quickly than the sound of drums.
to sound a drum, okulaya enduulu, to sound an alarm.
e- (n/n) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba enduulu, to sound the alarm, okwekubira enduulu, to present one's proposals/grievances/demands. cf. akaluulu.
okusitula, okuyimusa; (price) okuwanika. raise to life, okuzuukiza. r. the alarm, okukuba enduulu. r. oneself to a position, okwesusunkula.
be sounded (of a cry of alarm). Enduulu etakidde. The alarm has sounded. A cry of alarm has gone up.
mpowogganye) v.i. shout; cry out in alarm; cry in distress.
o- (mu/mi) outcry, cry, clamor; groan, wail; alarm; appeal, okukka mu miranga, to break into a lament, okutema emiranga, to wail, okukuba omulanga, to appeal to.
v.tr. caus. 2 cause to oour.d an alarm; sound an alarm using/.vith.
school); skip a day; fail to come; stay over, okwosa enkya, the day after tomorrow, enduulu ezitayosa, regular/constant alarms. Tayosa kusoma mawulire. He never misses reading the news. Omwana oyo ayosa nnyo okugenda okusoma. The child is very irregular in his school attendance. okwosa inf.
a shout of alarm, help! help!
abstain from, -ezira + infinitive, all that is needed, immediately upon. Leero yezira kunywa ku mwenge, n alyoka atandika okuyomba. All that he needs is to take a little drink and he starts arguing. Abasajja kyezira kuwulira ku nduulu nga badduukirira. All that is needed is for the men to hear the alarm and they rush to the rescue.
-ekanga (-ekanze) v.i. & tr. be startled/ shocked (at); be dismayed (at); be alarmed (by); be astonished at; feel a revulsion (toward).