kodo; vide mulenganda; be s., okufutaafuta, okusuuniika; be come s., okukodowala.
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kodo; vide mulenganda; be s., okufutaafuta, okusuuniika; be come s., okukodowala.
cf. -kodo, obukodo, omukodo.
stingy cook. cf. fumba, akafu.
v.i. be stingy. cf. omufuta.
o- (mu/ba) stingy cook, woman who rations her guests, cf. lenga.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. economize on; be stingy/frugal/parsimonious with.
v.i. <£ tr. appl. 2 caus. be stingy (with)/frugal (with)/ niggardly (about). Omukyala oyo aganiri- za nnyo. That lady is very frugal/makes every effort to economize. cf. omuganirizi.
o- (mu/ba) stingy person, miser. cf. -kodo.
o- (mu/ba) stingy/parsimonious/ frugal person, cf. ganira, ganiriza.
miserly, niggardly, cf. kodowala, obukodo, omukodo.
-ekulula (-ekuludde) v.i. refl. drag oneself; creep; crawl. Ensimbi ze zekulula. He is stingy /tight. cf. omukululo.