nene; a very large thing, lugomera.
a very large number of | guests, cf. omusera.
adj. very large, huge; very wide, ekitabo bbabbattu, a very large book, enguudo bbabbattu, very broad roads.
e- (li/ma) large flaming fire (for cooking, roasting, etc.) cf. akabiga.
e- (li /ma) large group, multitude. cf. ekibiina.
e- (»/") kettle, (li/ma) large kettle.
e- (li/ma) large funnel, cf. omu- binikiro.
e- (li/ma) celebration, big party; festival; ceremony; show, performance, okunywa omwenge mabinu, to drink large quantities of beer.
e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.
e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.
e- (li/ma) large stomach, cf. olubuto.
adj. very large, huge, ensolo bukuda, a huge animal.
o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.
o- (bu/-) quantity, amount; large quantity, abantu abasir.ga ebungi, the majority of people, most people. cf. -ngi(-yingi), yinga.
o- (bu/-) large hole, pit, abyss, ku mugo gw'obunnya, on the brink of disaster, kuggya mu bunnya, to save or help (someone who is in danger), to ‘get out of the hole.' cf. ekinnya.
o- (bu/-) congential enlargement of the cheeks, amatama ag'obusu- kuttu, enlarged cheeks.
unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.
o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.
be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.
e- (li/ma) [Su>. ] large orange. cf. omucungwa.
e- (n/n) [Siu. ] bottle, (li/ma) large bottle.
e- plur. amalebe (li/ma) [Sw.,Hind. ] large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kerosine. Ennyumba y'amalebe, a house the roof of which is made out of flattened tin cans. cf. endebe, ekirebe.
e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.
e- plur. amalimbwe (li/ma) excrement of birds (in larger amounts than is expressed by kaiimbwe, q.v.).
e- plur. amalimu (1 i/m a) big job, great work, large undertaking, eddimu ssemalimu, enormous job, huge undertaking. cf. omulimu.
e- plur. amalume (li/ma) large male animal (used particularly of ruminants), cf. -lume, sseddume.
okugaziya, okuwaayira, okukookera, okuneneya.
ekika, oluse, eŋŋanda, olula, olulyo; large f., oluseregende.
e- (li/ma) kind of large poisonous lizard, omuntu ow'effubutusi, an abrupt/rude/short-tempered/unpleasantly aggressive person, cf. fubutuka.
e- (li/ma) large sash (of cloth, usually barkcloth). cf. olufuvu.
e- (li/ma) large scale (e.g., of a fish); large scab/crust, cf. ekigalagamba; eggamba.
e- (n/n) [from Eng. mugj large metal drinking cup.
e- (li/ma) (augm. of kigere, q-v.) large foot, okulinnya eggere mu_, stop, block, suppress; intervene in. For a proverb with eggere see sambya.
e- (li/ma) large mat/carpet. A1 i mu ggodooli. He is sleeping.
adj. huge, very large, enju ggolomoka, a huge house.
e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.
e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).
e- (li/ma) large load/burden, cf. omugugu.
e- (li/ma) large post; central post of a house (burned when the owner dies), cf. Iwaga, empagi.
e- plur. amayiso (li/ma) large needle, cf. empiso.
eaten after being baked or boiled. A single specimen is omugonja, plur. emigonja.
o- also guleerere, o- (gu/ga) big, ugly cloud; large, threatening cloud, cf. ekire.
o- (gu/ga) large lake; ocean, cf. ennyanja.
ebyenda; large i., a kabuto buto; small i., olukinyikinyi; vide kinnamuguma.
e- plur. amayanzi (li/ma) large grasshopper, kusambira mabega nga jjanzi, to kick backwards; to be overconfident/sure of oneself; to be elated, cf. akayanzi.
e- plur. amayembe (li/ma) large mango, cf. omuyemhe.
e- plur. amayenje (li/ma) kind of large edible cricket. Kwali kumenya mu jjenje kkalu. It was extremely easy to do, lit. breaking into a dry cricket, cf. Sserulya-mayenje.
e- (n/h) [Sw. ] large roll of cloth or or cloth-like material (originally about thirty yards j.
a- (ka/bu) clamor, uproar, kukuba hflvn tn matp o crrAay clamor.doud outcry (esp. of a large group of people). cf. olwayo.
a- (ka/bu) enlarged spleen; small grindstone, cf. olubengo.
adj. huge, very big. ekita kabogolole, an extremely large calabash.
very large, kabundi w'enkula, a huge rhinoceros.
a- (ka/bu) large quantity; large number; abundance. Ensimbi alina kafeetete. He has a great deal of money.
a- (ka/bu) large quantity, great amount- I have number abundance, nbu- fukunya bw'ensimbi, large sums of money.
a- (ka/bu) kind of termite hill; fig. large amount (usually of money), akamoome k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.
attractive automobile, big beautiful car; limousine.
a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.
large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things.
a- (ka/bu) a large sum, a sizable amount (esp. of money) . akavangata k'ensimbi, a large amount of money. cf. omuvangata.
a- (ka/bu) large amount; large quantity, akawu k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.
a- (ka/bu) large amount, large quantity, akeesedde k'abantu, a large number of people, akeesedde ka ssente, a great deal of money.
e- (ki/bi) large stomach, cf. olubuto.
e- (ki/bi) large shapeless mass; something as long as it is wide. Ntege yagejja kati alinga kiduduli. Ntege has become so fat that he looks like a piece of putty, cf. nnamududuli.
e- (ki/bi) [Sie., Hind.f\ large vehicle; railroad car; trailer; cart; ugly old bicycle, kugalangatana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, lit., to be unsteady like the bicycle of one who is learning (to ride), cf. eggaali, akagaali.
e- (ki/bi) large bundle; large heap. c f. omuganda.
e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.
e- (ki/bi) trap for capturing larger animals; drop-trap.
e- (ki/bi) large cage; animal cage. cf. akaguli.
e- (ki/bi) sheet of burlap/canvas; large gunny sack. cf. egguniya.
e- (ki/bi) great commotion/confusion; large feast/banquet.