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.
e- also ekyenyinyalwa (ki/bi) object of disgust, disgusting thing; disgrace; abomination, cf. -enyinyala.
ekyenyi; (of hill) entikko.
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.
vi., ekyenyinyalo.
ekyenyi, ebbiga, obwanga, empumi.
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,
okutamwa, ekyenyinyalo.
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.
Yeekaalu; (heathen) essabo; (of head) ekyenyi.
refl. be the object of revulsion. cf. ekyenyinyalo, ekyenyinyalwa.