n., ekibiina, olugologombo.
mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.
e- plur. amadukundu (li/ma) trunk (of an automobile).
a- (ka/bu) accident; misfortune, ebis eera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, kugwa ku kabenje ka mmotoka, to be involved in an automobile accident, kwabula kabenje, to miss being involved in an accident; to come out of an accident unscathed.
attractive automobile, big beautiful car; limousine.
e- (ki/bi) mob; throng, cf. biiiibijjukana.
candle, etc.); ignite, okukoleeza emboozi, to strike up a conversation, okukoleeza emmotoka, to start an automobile.
pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.
e- (ki/bi) tail feather; tail (of an airplane); extreme rear end (of an automobile).
nnamuse) v.i. be or become healthy; revive, recover, regain one's health. Emmotoka eramuse. The automobile is in good condition again.
o- plur. enziruka (lu/h) race, running contest; automobile race. cf. dduka.
o- (lu/n) piece of metal in the form of a hoop or ring; rim of a bicycle or automobile wheel.
e- (n/n) [Eng. ] automobile, car. nnamba y'emmotoka, license plate.
possessor of (followed immediately by the governed noun without the -a of rel.). buli nnyini mmotoka, every automobile owner. Nnyini Ggulu, the Owner of Heaven, God. Nnyinibulamu, the Master of Life, God. nnyinimu, owner of the house, master of the house. Nnyinimu! or Bannyi- nimu! Is anybody at home? (Asked by someone outside who really doesn't know.) cf. obwannannyini, nnannyini,2
okutabula, okugoya; (fire) okuseesa; s. up > (mob), okusasamaza, okusaanuula; (dust.) okufuumuula; (mud) okufuukuula; (quarrel) okuwakankula ennyombo.
perfectly, emmotoka empya tteketteke, a brand-new automobile.
cajole, coax. v.i. keep doing; continue on; keep going; stay on. Twalirizaako. Keep on, don't give up. Mweddemu muleme kutwalirizibwa mamotoka. Take care that you are not taken in by/lose your head over big automobiles.
o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.
o- (mu/mi) ball; football; soccer match; tire; raincoat, omupiira gw'emmotoka, automobile tire, omupiira gw'enkuba, raincoat.
o- (mu/mi) mob, rabble; swarm. Omugenyi asooka, y' ayita banne emigulungu. (prov.) The first guest calls his fellow guests rabble.
v.i. [Sto.] refuse completely; misfire (of a gun). Emmotoka yange ekatadde. My automobile has stalled.
terror (with reference to persons). omunywi kafulu, an inveterate drinker, omubbi kafulu, professional thief, kafulu mu kuddaabiriza emmotoka, an expert in repairing automobiles.
o- also omukululo (mu/mi) trail; track, emikululo egy'emmotoka. tire track? (of an automobile), cf. kulula.
broken, ekiso ekimenye, pocket knife, emmundu emmenye, breachloader. emmotoka emmenye, a convertible (automobile). cf. menya.
also -emonsoola play around, kid around; play the clown, make faces; act irresponsibly. Beemonkoolera ku mmotoka yange. They are messing around with my automobile.