okukwata, okuvumbatira.

okukwata, okuvumbatira; (mentally) okwetegereza.

mukodo.

firmly in one's grasp. Nkirina kayege. 1 have it firmly in my grasp. Nnasanga byonna biri kayege. I found everything in complete readiness/ completely under control.

grasp; snatch away; take away.

etc.; take, grasp with/by means of; hand over; trap (an animal); fasten; cause to freeze/curdle, etc. ku- kwasa ensonyi, to shame, put to shame, kukwasa muntu, to catch a person (e.g., in the act of theft); to get hold of a person (who is hard to contact).

o- plur. entege or entegetege (lu/n) tendon at the back of the knee, kukwata ntege na magulu, to implore earnestly, lit. to grasp the tendons and the legs. Yayimiriranga entegetege zimufamba. He stood trembling, cf. oluteega.

e- (n/n) long stick with a hook on the end used for grasping things which are out of arm's reach. Kiri ewala, empenduzo ekireeta. (prov.) lit. That which is far, an empenduzo brings it in. To catch a fish one must have the right bait. cf. wendula.

e- (n/n) kind of thorny tree with hardwood. Tajja kunkwasa ku nkanaga. He won't make me do that. He won't make me go to that extent, lit. cause me to grasp the thorny tree. cf. olukanaga, omukanaga.

e- (n/n) anything used for grasping; fig. gift to influence another/to win another's favor, cf. kwakkula.

e- (n/n) way of grasping/handling/ managing/ruling attitude, cf. kwata.

e- invar, adj. strong, brave, courageous, heroic, lit. grasp (kwata) the shield (engabo). Basajja nkwatangabo. They are brave, courageous men.

fruit);-fig. ‘pick off' (with a gun or other weapon), mu bye nnasobola okunojjola mu lukunkumuli Iw'ebigambo bye baali ba- fukumula, from what I was able to grasp from the torrent of words with which they were overwhelming me. cf. ^noga.

e- (n/n) kind of small poisonous ant; fig. sharp/stinging pain. Omumpi w'akoma w'akwata, ensolosozi eruma atudde. (prov.) A short person can only grasp as far as he can reach {lit. where he stops is where he grasps), the nsolozi bites (only) the person who is sitting down. A person who does what he can is not to be despised, cf. akasolosozi.

clutch; constrain; block, obstruct. cf. vunvubika.

grasp; eat ravenously, okukwata amavumba- vumba, to hold tightly, okuvumba ekiwundu, to dress a wound.

v.tr. grip; grasp.

apprehend; arrest, capture; rape; /ig. comprehend, ‘catch on to.' v.i. touch; adhere; turn sour (of milk); freeze (of water); coagulate (of blood); be contagious/infectu- ous (of a disease); be intoxicating (of liquor), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, hit the ceiling; to become very dangerous/serious (of a situation), okuwata ku mumwa, to be amazed/astonistad. okukwata amateeka, to obey the laws; to memorize the Ten Commandments, emisomo egikwata ku by'obulimi, courses relating to/about/ concerning agriculture, ebintu ebitakukwata- ko, things which do not concern you. obu- lwadde obukwata obukoko obuto, a disease which strikes young chickens. Obulwadde buno bukwata. This disease is contagious. Yakwata lya mu Buyindi. He started off for India, lit. took (kkubo, road, is implied) to India. Obudde bwali bukutte. It had become dark. Omusango gwabakwata. They were found guilty. Ndese bakutte. I have left them eating. Jjangu tukwate. Come and join US in eating, kllkwata eyr. n'pyr, be very large/extensive. Yazimba enju ekwata eyo n'eyo. He built a large house/a house covering a large area. Yankwata mu liiso. He deprived me of something. He did me out of something. Omwami oyo ebyambalo bye bimukutte bulungi. The clothes of that gentleman are very becoming/fit him perfectly.

v.i. neut. be easy to hold/grasp; be easy to apprehend; be easy to memorize.

o- (mu/ba) a short person. Omumpi w'akoma w'akwata. (prov.) lit. Where a short person stops (in height) is where he grasps. A person must work within his limitations, cf. -mpi.

take in the hand, grasp.

o- (mu/ini) fad, current vogue. Mubakira buli muyiito. You grasp at every new thing that appears on the horizon. cf. yiita.

lay hold on. okubaka amavinja, to catch stones; the name of a game played by children and girls.

v. tr. appl. 2 fail to catch/grasp firmly; almost let fall; catch something toppling.

meet; argue; struggle, fight, attack each other; seize, grasp. cf. embaso; bakula.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who grasps/ catches; one who comprehends quickly, omukwasi w'ekigwo, wrestler, abakwasi b'amateeka, law-abiding citizens, cf. kwata.

comprehend, understand; recognize, identify; make out, discern; ascertain; find out about.

grasped, omukwate, detainee, one who has been detained, ekikwate, a selection to be committed to memory. cf. kwata.