n., eriiso, eddozo; (pupil of e.) emmunye; (of needle) empami,
v.tr., okutunuulira, okwekkaanya.
ekisige.
akakowekowe; falling out of e., obulangula.
ekikowe; disease of e., wamala.
ekulabika, okweyerula, okumwenyuka; (moon) okuboneka.
e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.
bum fiercely.
loiter, be lazy; wander from job to job.
e- sing, rare (ki/bi) substance which accrues in the eyes during sleep. cf. obujonjo.
e- plur. (ki/bi) twitching in the eyelids. (A twitch in the lower lids means that one will receive bad news; a twitch in the • upper lid signifies good news.) Not to be confused with bisulo, dormitories, the plur. of ^eklsulo, q.v.
e- always plur. (ki/bi) tears in the eyes.
adj., zibe wa maaso; b. in one eye, a ttulu; b. man's buff, kantuntunu.
flow profusely (of tears, particularly in cases of diseases of the eyes).
o- (ka/bu) discharge of the eye, substance which collects at the corner of the eye after a long period of sleep. The sing, (akajonjo) is less frequently used, cf. ebijonjo.
o- (bu/-) disease of the eye affecting the eyelashes.
o- adv. in vain; to no purpose; empty-handed, with nothing; naked, abawala ab'obusa, single/unmarried girls. Tali busa (or Tali yekka). He is not alone (implying that he is relying on the aid of spirits, that there is more to his situation than meets the eye, etc.). cf. -sa.
o- (bu/-) gray spots (on fowls ).
okuyeeyereza, okubigita.
v. (stopup), okuziba; (door) okuggalawo; (book) okubikka; (eyes) okuzibirira, okutunga enko we; (mouth) okubunira, okumira omukka.
v.i. (of flowers), okwewumba; (of evening) okuwungeera, okw eyera, okugolooba, okuziba.
engeye.
e- (li/ma) thirst; taste; liking, ddozo, e- (li/ma) rare eye.
be, okwaka empola; (of eyes) okuyimbaala.
endwadde eyenjovu, enjovu.
to lose one's head over something; to lose one's sense of values because of something. N'obugagga nno bwe butyo tebubama- langamu nsa. And do not, in that way, let (the desire for) wealth get the better of you/ cause you to lose your perspective. Okuvuma omusomesa kimumalamu ensa eri b'asomesa. To insult the teacher causes him to lose respect in the eyes of the students he is teaching.
okunyweza, okusiba; f. in handle, okuwanga; f. eyes on, okwekaliriza amaaso.
v., okuseeyeeya, okuyenjeera, okubbulukuka, okutengejja.
okuseeyeeya, okuyenjeera.
etc.; give in to, yield to; heed; obey, abatagondedde kiragiro kya kwediima, those who have not obeyed the order to strike.
envi. long h., ekijwenge, ekikuzzi. curly h., enviiri z'amasadde, enviiri za kaweke. straight h., enviiri za zigeye, enviiri za munyerere.
oluviiri, enviiri; (of animal) ekyoya, ekikuzzi, essisi; (caterpillar) eggimbi; (pubes) ekiza; (eye brows) ekisige; (eyelashes) ekikowe kowe.
okuyeeyereza.
olufu; (of eyes) ekirandalanda.
Ggeyeena, omuliro ogutazikira.
okuseeyeeya; h. about, okulattalatta.
ejjanga, amalongojje; (nose) ekibobe.
okuyeeyereza, okwogera amakinnaggule.
e- (li/ma) disease of the eye characterized by a continual flow of tears; conjunctivitis. Ensenke yeegasse n'ejjanga. Ensenke (another disease of the eye) joined with ejjanga. Things went from bad to worse. Matters reached their lowest ebb.
okukaaba ga jjulujulu, to cry one's eyes out (amaziga, tears, implied by ga). cf. Ajjula.
a- plur. obuuso (ka/bu) small eye. okukuba akaaso, to wink at (in an amorous way, esp. of men), cf. eriiso (liiso).
a- (ka/bu) cloth placed over the eyes; game of blindman's buff, okusiba abantu kantuntunu, to pull the wool over people's eyes, deceive people.
project (of eyes); be or become wide open (of eyes, expressing rage, fright, etc.); be on the point of death (suggested by the action of the eyes); be overwhelmed; go up (of prices), amaaso, eyes is frequently used in association with kanuka and kanula. Akanuse amaaso. His eyes are open (with rage, etc.).
in rage, etc.); overwhelm; kill. Baamukanuliranga amaaso. They looked at him with wide-open eyes/in anger. Obusungu bwali bwagala kumukanula. Rage almost overwhelmed him. Okumubuuza ng'akanula maaso. On being questioned he could only stare vacantly. cf. -kanufu, obukanu, enkanu.
a- (ka/bu) small amount of matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep. cf. ekinyinyi.
a- (ka/bu) sty in the eye; small louse, with the -a of rel. fine, delicate, ennukuta ez'akasekere, fine, delicate letters (in reference to handwriting).
a- (ka/bu) swallow, awatali na kataayi kusala, lit. without a swallow crossing, i.e., in the twinkle of an eye, in no time at all. cf. entaayi.
a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)
a-: akeeru k'eriiso, the white of the eye. cf. -(y)eru.
e- pej. augm. of liiso, eye. Kiiso kya mbuzi kirekera omussi ne kitunuulira omu- baazi. (prov.) The eye of the goat turns away from the one who is killing it and looks at the one who will skin it. Perhaps this means that we do not always realize who our real enemies are.
e- (ki/bi) eyelid, okutemya ekikowe, to wink; to blink, nga kutemya kikowe, in an instant, cf. olukowe.
e- (ki/bi) pupil of the eye. okukuba ekimun''e, to see °ef a D‘limnse of. Olwfl- kubwako ekimunye nga akwatibwa. As soon as he was spotted he was apprehended. cf. emmunye.
e- (ki/bi) sign; placard; billboard; chart, ekipande ky'ennukuta, ABC chart; med. eye chart, ekipande ky'ennamba, license plate; numberplate.
e- (ki/bi) eyebrow, cf. ensige.
e- (ki/bi) twitch(ing) in the eye.
e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.
e- adv. with a contemptuous look, contemptuously, mockingly, kutunuu- lira kiziimuziimu, to look askance at, look at with contempt/raised eyebrows, cf. ziitnuula.
touch the ground; drag the feet, ku genda ng'okweya, to grovel, be obsequious (in making a request), omuvubuka atasiba zikweya, a determined, aggressive young man, lit. who does not wear clothes (engoye is implied by zi-) which drag along, cf. kwe- yenga.
linger; drag along the ground, touch the ground / e.g., a very long garment), cf. kweya.
e- [Lunyoro~\ something done of one's own volition, voluntary act.
ndeeye) v.i. be lazy/idle;
n., ekisaanikizo, olubumbiro; (of eye) ekikowe,
lit. big-eye.
erimu: ow'erimu, a person with one (eye, eriiso is implied), ow'erimu atemye ku w'abiri, the one with one eye has winked at the one with two (a common expression to signify that an event or incident is of great interest, surprising, fascinating, etc.).
o- also olukowekowe (1 u/n) eyelash. Aliko olukowe. He is feeling better. His health has improved, cf. ekikowe.
o- with the -a of rel. reddish, amaaso ag'olwenge, bloodshot eyes (as those of a drunkard).