ekirevu.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

e- (ki/bi) beard; moustache; whiskers, kukwata mu kirevu, lit. to grab by the beard, i.e., to be insolent towards, to tease (of a child towards an adult), cf. akalevu, amalevu.

a- (li/ma) extremely large beard. cf. ekirevu.

e- (n/n) youth, lit. lacking (bula) beard on the chin (kalevu). also as an invar, adj. omulenzi embulakalevu, youth.

due to malnutrition, illness, etc.).

drain out; strain (vegetables), okuttulula ekirevu ekirungi, to have along, flowing beard, omusajja attuludde mu myaka, an elderly man.

v.i. appl. 2 begin to appear (of a beard).

used with (y)cra, white, ekirevu ekyeru tukutuku, a snow- white beard, cf. tukula.

v.i. appear/develop prematurely; occur earlier than normal. Envi zaamutuuba. His hair became gray prematurely. Ekirevu kyamutuuba. He developed a beard prematurely.

pass (time). kukulunga kirevu wansi, to rub one's beard on the ground, i.e., to be obsequious/ highly deferential, okukulunga amalusu ng'enkuyege ey'ekyanda, to roll saliva like termites in the dry season, i.e., to waste one's time/breath.

garments); be overgrown (of bushes), ng'olufu luzijja- gadde wonna. and the mis t/fog was heavy all over.

to look filthy (like a person with a beard who is dribbling).

yellowish fof the hair or beard), cf. seenyuuka.

obese; huge; overgrown; full/bushy (of a beard), cf. zijjagala.