ekyenyi, ebbiga, obwanga, empumi.
o- no plur. (bu/-) forehead, mu bwanga bwaffe, in front of us.
o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.
e- (ki/bi) large protruding forehead. cf. empumi.
e- (ki/bi) forehead, brow. Ekibaawo kimala, ennyindo y'enkoko kye kyenyi. (prov.) lit. That which is available is sufficient, the nose of a chicken is (his) forehead. Make the best of what you have. cf. obwenyi.
o- (lu/n) area above the forehead and temples from which the hair has been shaven, cf. enkiiya.
o- (lu/n) fame, renown; furrow in the center of the forehead.
inside, within. It is used with verbs, nouns and adjectives. With adjectives it weakens the force of the primary meaning. forehead, ekyenyi ky'empumi, projecting forehead. Wa mpumi. He has a projecting forehead, cf. 2e|tjwumj,
e- with the -a of rel. hard to get; scarce; few, lit. stretch (leega) the forehead (bwenyi). Kati amazzi ewaffe ga
e- (n/n) area near the temples and forehead where the hair has been shaven away, okutema enkiiya or okumwa enkiiya. to shave a portion of hair extending above the forehead, cf. olukiiya.
e- (li/ma) bald patch running back from both sides of the forehead. Ekyenyi kye kyali kya masega. He had bald patches on both sides of his forehead, cf. ensega.
o- (mu/mi) headache (in the forehead); migraine headache, omutwe omu- teezi, iden.
v.tr. embalm; rub a little butter on the forehead of a deceased person. (This is part of an old funeral ceremony known as *taking leave of the dead/)
o- (mu/mi) wrinkle/line on the forehead (often of a temporary character, re-