n., ensiriba, ejjembe, eddogo, ouzinga, entabwa; (beauty) obulungi; (grace) ekisa.
v., okuloga; (snake) okuvumula; (please) okusanyusa.
omulogo.
o- (bu/-) sores on the feet and legs; originally charms or herbs placed in the road which caused sores on anyone who tried to pass. cf. sukka.
e- plur. amalogo (li/ma) charm, spell, incantation; object or combination of objects used to produce magic effects. cf. loga.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) kind of skin disease characterized by a rash and excessive itching, kukuba muntu kikuku, to infect a person with a disease by the use of charms/witchcraft, cf. olukuku.
bewitch, place a a spell on, put a hex on. okuloga obulwa- dde, to cure of sickness, okuloga ennyon- ta, to assuage thirst. Nzija kukukuba nkuloge eddalu eryo erikuli mu mutwe. I'll give you a beating that will knock that nonsense out of your head. Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has a Muhima woman bewitched you? What has paralysed your efforts? Why are you there doing nothing (when work must be done or when danger must be avoided)? cf. -loge, obulogo, eddogo, omuloge, omulogo.
o- (lu/n) talisman, charm, amulet.
o- (lu/n) charm/native medicine to produce childbirth, cf. zaala.
e- (n/n) rare good-luck charm, cf. omukisa.
e- (n/n) charm, amulet, kusalwako nsiriba, to be very lucky, have a stroke of luck.
go away. cf. omuteego, omuteezi.
e- (n/n) charm, amulet (often in the form of heads); prayer beads of Muslims.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. give t aste/savor to; lend interest/ charm to.
o- frau/mi) charm believed to to assist the hunter in luring game into his traps.