n. (cloth), olufunyiro, eggoda, olukoda; (enclosure) ekisibo, ekiraalo, olugo.
v., okuzinga, okufunya; (arms) okwewumba.
okusiba kantuntunu.
o- (bu/-) misery, suffering; poverty, the state of being curled/coiled folded, obwezinge bw'enviiri, the way the hair is curled, cf. zinga, -ezinga.
ekiraalo, ekisibo.
okuwambaatira.
keep folding, bending, etc.; crumple.
e- (li/ma) stomach of a non-ruminating animal (esp. a pig); amagomo, folds of fat on the sides, stomach and around the neck.
etc. okugombera emikono, to fold the arms, okugombera amagulu, to cross the legs.
a- (ka/bu) scaffold; gallows, cf. omulabba.
a- (ka/bu) corrugation; wrinkle; fold (e.g., in a rock), cf. essunduba.
e- (ki/bi) fold, pleat (in a garment), c f. Ikuba.
e- (ki/bi) bamboo whistle; whistle formed by folding the hands and placing them against the mouth, cf. eddenge, ^akalenge.
o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.
o- (lu/n) fold (esp. in cloth), cf. lfunya, funyira.
a- plur. (li/ma) folds of skin about the waist; buttock muscles.
a ngeri nnyingi.
olubanyi, amadaala.
ekisibo.
e- (li/ma) cheek; insolence, impertinence. okubutika amatama, to remain silent, keep quiet, okukuba amatama, to be all talk, be long on talk and short on action, okulya mu ntama, to talk loud, roar, make an outburst; to bark (of a dog), okukwata ku matama, to be amazed/shocked, -lit. hold one's cheek, kukuba muntu ttama. to qhnnt at a person in a harsh voice, omuntu ow'amatama, one who makes up stories, teller of tall tales. Baalulaza mu ddiiro amatama gafunye ku bikonde. They took us into the dining room to eat, lit. so that the cheeks could fold into fists. Yamuliira ttama. He shouted at him. cf. entama.
okwanja, okwanjuluza, okufunyulula; be unfolded, okwanjulukuka.
e- (li/ma) fold, wrinkle (e.g., in clothing); fig. rancor. Nkyakulinako ewuunya. I still have a grudge against you/ a bad opinion of you.
nnyanze) v.tr. spread out, unfold, begin; present, submit (a bill, proposal); bring up (a matter), okwanja omupiira, to kick off (in soccer).
nnyanjuludde) v.tr. recip. unfold; unroll; open (books, etc.). Yanjuluza ekiwempe ekyo. Unroll/open up that carpet.
wrap up; fold, fold up; wind; coil; surround, okuzinga omuntu omuggo, to beat a person with a stick.
etc.; grip in wrestling; surround, okuzingiramu, to include, reckon among. Ne Kiwanuka mu batawa musolo naye baamuzingiddemu. Kiwanuka was also included {or: they included K.) among those who did not pay the tax.
okufunya akagalo (or akamwa), lit. to bend the finger (or mouth), i.e., to refuse to provide a person with information or with something which he had desired, okufunya engalo, to clench the fists.
v.tr. appl. 2 keep bendin.ff/foldins: fold all the time.
olufunyiro, nnabeefunye.
(la) fold; crease.
(-vunze) more commonly vungavunga (-vunzevunze) v.i. & tr. redup. fold up; fold roughly; crumple; bend out of shape; disfigure. Emmotoka ye baagitomera ne yevungavunga. They ran into his car and it was completely twisted out of shape. Omusango gwe yawawaabira omulangira baaguvungavunga. The lawsuit he brought against the prince was completely hushed up.
v.tr. fold; bend; twist.
o- (mu/mi) fold; layer; sheet; page; type; kind, omuko gw'amalagala, a cutting or slip of the sweet-potato vine used for replanting, cf. oluko.
mess up; trample; crumple/ fold roughly; be harsh/hard on.
be unrolled, be opened (of leaves, books, etc.). okwanjulukuka inf.
v.i. blossom; bloom; unfold; fig. flourish. okwanya inf.
roll/fold badly.
double oneself up.
etc. Emikono gyefunyidde mu nkokola. The arms were bent at the elbows.
-evunga (-evunze) v.i. refl. fold oneself up.
a small, hard and uncomfortable chair or Stool (esp. one which folds), cf. yasa, ejjute.
-eyanja (-eyanze) v.i. refl. spread out; unfold itself. Yeeyanja mu maaso ga Kabaka. He prostrated himself before the Kabaka.
-ewumba (-ewumbye) v.i. refl. wrap oneself up; fold the arms.
-eyanjuluza (-eyanjuluzza) v.i. caus. refl. unfold itself; open itself.
okwezinga awamu, to remain in one piace ait the time, be a stay-at-home, okwezinga ku muntu, to stick close to a person, to latch on to somebody.