omumbowa, omutambizi.

pr.re. the title of a very cruel executioner who held office during the reigns of Muteesa 1 and Mwanga II; royal executioner; rascal, cruel person, cf. -ekaajanga.

be dropped; escape, kusumattuka magombe, to be ill and narrowly escape death, lit. to escape from the world of the dead, kulya ng'eyasumattuka Kkunsa, to eat a great deal, lit. like the one who escaped from Kkunsa (a very cruel executioner).

o- (mu/ba) executioner.

o- (mu/ba) one who offers sacrifice; relig. celebrant, one who says mass; arch, executioner, cf. tamba.