bugonvu EN→LG
Open page o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its strength. A strong tree bends with the wind. cf. gonda, -gonvu.
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docility EN→LG
Open page obuteefu, obugonvu.
softness EN→LG
Open page obugonvu.
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Open page obugonvu.
-egonza (-egonzezza) v.i. caus. refl. soften oneself; make oneself pliant/docile/ obedient; become obsequious Mixed
Open page v.tr. ingratiate oneself to; flatter. cf. -gonvu, obugonvu.
-gonvu adj. soft; tender; gentle; docile Mixed
Open page obedient; pliable; polite; weak; easy, simple, eby'okunywa ebigonvu, soft drinks. cf. gonda, obugonvu.