okuzirika.

okugwa, okwegulukuka, okuyegaayega; (faint) okuzirika.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) faint breathing of a dying person. Yasangibwa mu nju ye ng'aliko kateetera. He was found in his house on the point of death, cf. teetera.

swoon; be extremely sick, be in agony; be on the point of death.

etc.

lose conscious ness; be in danger of death. Baagalana okuzirika. They love each other very much.

v.tr. caus. cause to faint; render unconscious; bring to a state near death.

v.i. appl. grow dark/ dim/overcast; become faint.

v.i. appl. 2 be almost lost to sight (as an airplane); disappear on the horizon; become fainter and fainter (as a voice); go on and on. Yazimirira nnyo ng'ayogera ku bintu bingi. He went on and on talking of many things.

eddoboozi ezzimeevu, a low voice, cf. zimeera.