docile EN→LG
Open page teefu, gonvu, wombeefu; be d., okufugika, okugonda.
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bondeera (-bondedde EN→LG
Open page mmondedde) v.i. be quiet/ placid/calm; be docile; be dull; be or feel glum.
bondeeza (-bondeezezza) v.tr. caus. make placid/docile EN→LG
Open page etc. cf. -bondeevu, kibonde.
fugika (-fugise) v.i. neut. be governable/ manageable/docile/tamable. cf. -fuge EN→LG
Open page -fuzi, obufuge, obufuzi, effu- gabbi, omufuge, omufuzi, enfuga, nnaka- fuga.
gonda (-gonze) v.i. be or become soft; be pliable/flexible; be docile/obedient; yield LG→EN
Open page give in; feel worse (of a sick person). ebigambo ebigonvu, soothing words.
kibonde LG→EN
Open page with the -a of rel. docile; quiet; peaceful; bashful. Ente ya kibonde y'eyiwa amata. (prov.) The docile cow spills the milk. (Used in describing an aggressive act by someone who is considered shy and retiring.) cf. bondeera. i
-kkakkamu adj. humble; meek Mixed
Open page docile; peaceful; mild, calm. cf. kkakkana, obukkakkamu.
-bondeevu adj. placid; docile; dull; calm; glum Mixed
Open page melancholy, cf. bondeera.
-wombeefu adj. humble Mixed
Open page meek, docile, cf. wombeeka.
-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.
-ewombeeka (-ewombeese) v.i. refl. be humble/meek/docile; humble oneself. cf. -wombeefu Mixed
Open page obuwombeefu.
-gonvu adj. soft; tender; gentle; docile Mixed
Open page obedient; pliable; polite; weak; easy, simple, eby'okunywa ebigonvu, soft drinks. cf. gonda, obugonvu.
-wulize adj. obedient Mixed
Open page submissive; humble; docile, cf. wulira, obuwulize.