ekke, evvumbe, akaloosa; (of body) olusu, olwayo; vide edduge, akasiikiro.
v.i., okuwunya, okusooloola; v.tr., okuwunyiriza, okuwulira.
e- no plur. (li/ma) burning smell, smell of burning. Emmere ewunya ebbabe. The food smells burnt, cf. babira.
o- (bu/) bad smell.
smell, okuwunya ebbabe or olubabebabe. ,
in a foul manner (of sme Us). Kyali k iwunya be cuu ( be eucucu). It smelled awful, cf. cuuma.
e- (li/ma) pleasant smell, pleasant aroma, cf. akalekende.
e- (1 i/ma) smell of the rotten pith of a gourd.
e- (li/ma) aroma; pleasant smell/ odor, okwogeza eggwoowo, to speak with a pleasant tone of voice, cf. akawoowo.
e- (li/ma) moldy/musty smell. See llwayo which is more common.
a- (ka/bu) striped grass-rat; foul smell, body odor.
a- (ka/bu) foul smell, stench, stink.
a- (ka/bu) pleasant aroma, pleasing smell; perfume, cf. eddekende.
a- (ka/bu) scent, fragrance, pleasant smell, eby'akaloosa, perfume.
a- (ka/bu) smell of roasting or frying, cf. 2sjjka.
a- (ka/bu) smell of roasting, cf. si riira.
a- (ka/bu) pleasant smell, fragrant odor, aroma; perfume. Ayogeza kawoowo. He speaks pleasingly. His voice has a pleasant sound, eddoboozi ery'akawoowo, a pleasant/attractive voice, cf. eggwoowo.
note, notice; suspect, be suspicious of; scent, smell.
e- (ki/bi) combination of grass and bananas which cover the vat when beer is fermenting, kuwunya nga kisisiro, to smell like a brewery.
e- (ki/bi) stink, bad smell, strong odor. cf. vunda, -vundu.
e- no plur. (li/ma) musky odor, smell produced by goats, deer, snakes, etc.
e- (li/ma) pleasant smell, sweet odor; pleasant taste.
o- (lu/n) arch, smell of cooking. cf. fumba.
o- (lu/n) body odor; foul smell, stink.
o- no plur. (lu/n) thin dusty substance; sawdust; ash-like dust on young plantain leaves, okuwunya oluwugge, to have the smell of a new pot/calabash.
o- (Iu/n) clamor; bad smell, okuwu- nya olwayo, to smell bad, have a foul smell (e.g., like rotten fish), cf. ejjayo, akaayo.
e- (n/n) kind of small rodent with longitudinal stripes and a very unpleasant smell.
e- (n/n) odor, smell, cf. wunya.
lit. pick out the yam. Giwunyeko eno musosolandaggu! Smell this fist! (a common challenge to a fistfight used by boys.)
e- (n/n) bad smell, stink, okuwunya entoowooko, to have a very bad smell.
adj., r. smell, entoowooko.
adv. (of smell), bulaala.
smoke, steam, gas, fire, etc.); be detonated; fester (of a wound). Omusajja oyo atuumuuka bulala. That man is very hot-tempered.
omufumbira ya bigere, mwenna ne mwenkanya evvumbe.
collective) also kiwakka, plur. biwakka. large black evil-smelling ant which preys on nswa (termites). Wakka awunya, nga ggwe omulumbye ku nswa ze. (prov.) (If you say that) the wakka smells, it is you that disturbed him feeding on his nswa. If you remain in dirt you cannot expect to stay clean.
mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.
to be incomparable/unexcelled; to have a hideous smell. Tawunyikamu mu by'amateeka. He is unequaled in legal matters. cf. ^empunya, empunyiwunyi.
stink. Ennyumba empunyiridde. I am sick of staying in the house. cause to smell strongly (e.g., cooked food); cause (a person) to smell; smell/sniff at.
you cook for him that of the feet, and you both have the same smell. Tit for tat.
stink. In Luganda usually pronounced nuuka.
o- (mu/mi) arch, perfume; smell.
v.tr. appl. smell. Ekimuli kiri kimpunyira bulungi. That flower smells good to me.
v.tr. appl. pass. smell (with a personal subject). Mpunyirwa omwenge. I smell beer.