paku EN→LG
Open page pakupaku adv. very fast, very quickly; hurriedly, cf. pakuka.
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adopt EN→LG
Open page okufula omwana; (a custom) okupakula empisa.
hastily EN→LG
Open page pakupaku.
kipaku EN→LG
Open page e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.
palpitate EN→LG
Open page okupakuka.
steal EN→LG
Open page v., okubba, okupakula; s. along, okusooba.
swindle EN→LG
Open page v., okuseera, okulyazaamaanya, okucumpacumpanya, okukumpakumpanya, okulyakula.
pakuka (-pakuse) v.i. walk fast; go quickly; rush; beat rapidly LG→EN
Open page throb (of the heart), cf. paku(paku), kipaku.
pakula (-pakudde) v. tr. snatch; seize; pick up hurriedly; swipe LG→EN
Open page pilfer, steal; adopt, appropriate, take over, okupakula empisa, to adopt a custom (esp. a bad custom).
bakula (-bakudde) v. tr. seize; snatch; grab LG→EN
Open page okubakula olutalo (oluyombo), to start a fight (quarrel), cf. pakula; baka.
-epakula (-epakudde) v.i. refl. have a tendency to pilfer Mixed
Open page be light-fingered; finger/handle objects in an objectionable way (esp. those belonging to others). cf. bakula.