n., obuduuzi, okunyooma, okujeeja.

v., okunyooma, okukudaala, okwesigaanya, okwegaya.

omunyoomi, omukudaazi.

use rel. form of v. to scorn.

o- (bu/-) mockery, scorn, derision. cf. duula.

o- (bu/-) mockery, scorn. cf. kudaala.

disrespect or scorn; indicate by one's movements an attitude of pride or contempt.

scorn, scoff at, mock.

omuduuze, omuduuzi.

be easy to scorn. Tagayika. He is not to be despised/a person whom one would despise.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) toe; small foot, okwekuba akagere, to menstruate, okukuba akagere,to travel on foot, walk, okukuba obugere, to mock, scorn, okuggya akagere, to start walking, take one's first steps, cf. obu- geregere, ekigere, olugere.

a- (ka/bu) a burst of laughter (often scornful in character), okukuba akakule, to burst out laughing, okutema akakule, to laugh loudly and scornfully at (with a personal object), okufuna bya kakule, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal.

make fun of, scorn, laugh to scorn, cf. obukudaaze, omukudaazi.

lift up. oku- lalika ebigere, to raise the feet; to be scornful be indifferent.

also nigguuka (-nigguuse) v.i. be haughty; be flippant; be scornful.

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.

move about in a carefree manner; do whatever one pleases; take things casually lightly; be scornful/contemptuous. Tosuubira nti alikuleka n'oyinaayina emirembc gyonna. Do not expect that he will permit you to keep doing whatever you like forever. Mbwa zaafa, amagunju gayinaayina. (prov.) The dogs died, the wild cats now move about freely. When the cat's away the mice will play. cf. yinala, omuyinooyino.

reject, refuse (e.g., food., a present); abhor, v.i. be taboo/ forbidden. Eddagala lino lizira omunnyu. This medicine cannot go together with/cannot be mixed with salt, ekibala ekizira, forbidden, fruit.

to frown, raise the eyebrows in scorn/contempt.

v.i. have a look of disgust. v.tr. view with disgust/scorn; look at threateningly; be rude/insolent toward. cf. kimbuula.

o- also omuduuze (mu/ba) scoffer, one who is scornful, cf. duula.

cf. amakinaggule.

v.tr. scorn; despise; have contempt for.

belittle; mock.

o- (mu/ba) jeerer, one who mocks/ scorns, cf. sunga.

o- also mugayizi (mu/ba) scornful/ contemptuous person, cf. gaya, gayira.