okunyooma, okugaya.

be, okujolonga, okugayirira, okunuga, vide omuzizizizi.

dig up (e.g., potatoes, plants with deep roots, etc.); fig. view with contempt, shrug one's shoulders at (as an expression of contempt).

o- (bu/-) contempt, disdain. cf. nyoomooia.

disrespect or scorn; indicate by one's movements an attitude of pride or contempt.

be treated with contempt, etc.

e- no plur. (li/ma) mutual contempt/disparagement/belittling. cf. gaya, gayannana.

e- contempt, disrespect, mu ngeri ey'ejjoogo, contemptuously, in a bullying manner, cf. jooga.

be contemptuous of, treat contemptuously; despise; misuse, abuse.

domineer; be inso- solent to, show contempt for; defy.

-kiiyizza) v.tr. disdain, view superciliously, view with contempt.

be rude to; view with hostility /contempt. cf. kimba.

contemptible little fellow.

e- adv. with a contemptuous look, contemptuously, mockingly, kutunuu- lira kiziimuziimu, to look askance at, look at with contempt/raised eyebrows, cf. ziitnuula.

ndabye) v.tr. see; perceive; find; get; greet, v.i. be conscious; be alive; be awake; be alert/perceptive, kulaba nnaku, to suffer greatly, experience hardships, kulaba binene to experience major troubles/difficulties, butaiaba muntu, to be proudly contemptuous of someone. kutuuka walaba, to attain a high station, get oneself in the limelight, kwessa

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

to look with contempt, cf. nuga.

e- always plur. (n/n) eyebrows, oku- tikka ensige, to raise the eyebrows (esp. in contempt), cf. ekisige.

look down on, view with contempt; make light of; show disrespect for. cf. obunyoomoofu, nyooma.

make a, okusooza (sign of contempt).

move about in a carefree manner; do whatever one pleases; take things casually lightly; be scornful/contemptuous. Tosuubira nti alikuleka n'oyinaayina emirembc gyonna. Do not expect that he will permit you to keep doing whatever you like forever. Mbwa zaafa, amagunju gayinaayina. (prov.) The dogs died, the wild cats now move about freely. When the cat's away the mice will play. cf. yinala, omuyinooyino.

v.tr. caus. cause to grimace. Yankongooza ebigere. lit. He made a gesture of contempt at me with his feet. He viewed me with contempt. cf. ekikongoolo.

o- (mu/ba) contemptuous foreigner.

v.tr. view with disgust/disdain/contempt; show an aversion to.

despise; discredit; discard. Naavve ogadyagadya nnyo ebya banno. You too, you are always belittling what others do/other people's things or affairs.

to frown, raise the eyebrows in scorn/contempt.

make a sucking noise with the lips as an expression of contempt.

rare in fu- ganda~\ view with contempt, cf. nnugunugu.

v.tr. scorn; despise; have contempt for.

despise. cf. ekiziimuziimu.

o- also mugayizi (mu/ba) scornful/ contemptuous person, cf. gaya, gayira.

held in contempt. cf. nyooma.

spiteful, contemptuous. cf. kiiya.