e- (ki/bi) trip, fall; throw in wrestling; wrestling; wrestling match, kukuba kigwo. to throw (in wrestling), kukwata kigwo, to wrestle, omukubi w'ekigwo, wrestler. Ngudde kigwo. I have fallen/tripped, kugwa kigwo, to be wasted/squandered. Essente ze nnawaayo okusomesa omwana oyo zaagwa kigwo. The money I spent to educate that child was utterly wasted, cf. gwa.
make a pounding/thumping sound. Ejinoma zidudula. The drums are pounding, v.tr. beat, pound. Yamududula ennume y'ekigwo. He gave him a mighty fall (in wrestling).
v., okugwa, okwetujja ekigwo; (err) okukyama; (rain) okutonnya. f. from hand, okusumattuka. f. backwards, okugalanjula, okugwa bugazi. f. off stalk, okudyebuka. f. in, okwegulukuka. f. into debt, okugwa mubbanja. f. one on another, okwetlnda. f. to pieces, okumogoka. f. apart, okubumbulukuka. f. off head (of load), okutikkuka. f. open, okuwenjuka. fall, n., ekigwo; (roof) okwesulika.
to hurl (someone) to the ground violently.
ndizze) v.tr. tie, tie up; fasten, okulijja ekigwo, to trip, throw to the ground.
-ko or -wo), kumalamu kyeso, to win at the game of mweso. kumalamu musolo, to flee, run off at a great speed, kumalamu kigwo, to throw (in wresting); to prevail (e.g., in an argument). Olumbe lwamumalamu amazzi. He died of illness, lit. disease finished up the water in him. kumalako kisa, to give up on (a person). Ommazeeko ekisa. You have worn out my kindness (because of your lack of appreciation), okumalawo obwe- taavu, to meet a need.
draw out (water, beer, sugar, etc.); bail out (e.g., a canoe), kuseaa kigwo, to hurl down, throw down, give a serious fall.
strike dead; slaughter, okutirimbula ekigwo, to hurl (someone) to the ground.
n., ekigwo.
e- no plur. (li/ma) ashes. Olwa Vvu, Ash Wednesday, kukuba vvu, to be scornful, scorn. Tonkubira vvu. Don't treat me scornfully. Omuvubuka yagudde ekigwo eggulo, kati vvu. The youth had a fall yesterday and now he is dead, lit. ashes. Oba tolina ky'oyogera nuuna ku vvu. Stop telling me that nonsense, lit. if you have nothing to say, suck on ashes, cf. kivuvu, oluvu.
bring down; take down (something hanging), ku- wanula kikkowe, to give a sigh, kuwanula nnume ya kigwo, to throw to the ground (e.g., in wrestling), kuwanula kintu mu dduuka, to buy something ready-made at a store, lit. take down (from the racks). Otu- wanudde emitima. You have relieved us of our worry. cf. eggwanika, akawanika, akeewaniko, ^omuwanika, omwewaniko, empanuka, ssekiinpanika, twewanulire; kanika, wana.
okuziringula ekigwo, iden.
to throw down violently, hurl to the ground (with a personal object), cf. zira.
okutenga ekigwo, to hurl (a person) to the ground, okutenga olubuto, to massage the abdomen with a special medicine so that a child may be bom without difficulty.
to fall heavily.
kkwa (bekkwa) ideo. expressing the sound of a blow. Omusajja yamukubye ennume y'ekigwo be kkwa. The man gave him a terrific blow (in wrestling).
an exciting/sensational wrestling bout, lit. which causes (a crowd) to gather, cf. gumba.
ekigwo, omugwi, omugwira, engwira; gwikiriza.
rush. v.tr. graft; tack (on); sew on. kutindigga ggendo, to make a very long trip, kutindigga nnume ya kigwo, to throw (a person) to the ground with force, cf. kantindiggwa, katindiggo, kitindiggo.
lit. leave these alone, go away from these, ekigwo vakubano, a throw (in wrestling) of great impact, ordinarily resulting in the defeat of the opponent.
o- (mu/ba) lit. one who grasps/ catches; one who comprehends quickly, omukwasi w'ekigwo, wrestler, abakwasi b'amateeka, law-abiding citizens, cf. kwata.
okwetujja ekigwo, to fall very heavily (often, but not always,..of wrestling). Yali adduka ne yetujja ennume y'ekigwo. He was running and fell with a tremendous thud.
ente ennume, bull. Yansimba ennume y'ekigwo. He threw me right down. He caused me to take a serious fail (as in wrestling), cj. eddume, sseddume.
-erindiggula (-erindiggudde) v.i. refl. be thrown/burled down; fall heavily. Yeerindig- gula ekigwo eky'amaanyi. He fell down with a great thud.
fall down heavily/with a crash. cf. ekirinnimuko; lindimuka.