be, okukaawa, okukambagga.

ccocce.

obukaayi, obukaawu.

o- (bu/-) bitterness, cf. ^kaawa.

o- (bu/-) bitterness, cf. ^kaawa.

o- (bu/-) acidity; bitterness.

e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.

e- (li/ma) type of bitter green which produces white flowers. Okalya dda kadda dda, ejjobyo liddira mu mutwe, (prov.) lit. You eat it now, it comes back afterwards, the jjobyo comes back to the head (by producing gray hair). What you do now produces consequences later.

o/kaawa, be spicy/ bitter. Kaamulali akaawa be kaakaaka. The chillies are very hot.

etc. cf. obukaawu, obukaayi.

a- (ka/bu) gallbladder; fig. bitterness; hostility.

a- (ka/bu) kind of very bitter wild fruit of the ntula type.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ill will, rancor, enmity; rare heartburn. Amulinako ekkonda. He has a feeling of bitterness towards him.

e- (n/n) bitter gourd, cf. omukaabu.

e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.

burn; fig. reproach bitterly, okusiiyiika oluyi, to slap hard. cf. 2sjjka.

reproach ?bitterly. cf. akasasambulabbvva; susumbula.

(la) kind of bitter cassava which often makes people giddy; fig• something likely to cause trouble/danger.

v.i. appl. pass. Omulwadde akambaggirwa emmere. A sick person finds food bitter/unpleasant.

v.tr. make sour/ bitter; cause to be arrogant/cantankerous.

v.i. have a tart/ sharp/bittersweet taste; be sweetish.

no plur. (la) inferior variety of cassava characterized by extreme bitterness. cf. nnakacaacaali.

o- (mu/mi) kind of small tree the leaves ot which are very bitter and have medicinal uses, ebigambo ebikawa ng'omu- susa, harsh, bitter words.

v.i. be bitter/sour/unpleasant to the taste; become enraged/quarrelsome; become serious/bad (of a situation). Obudde abange bukaaye, omukyala wunno ataawa. The situation is indeed grave, the lady is on the brink of death.

quarrel with.

v.i. appl. 2 be very bitter. Amazima gatera okukaayirira abamu. The truth is usually very bitter for some people. Emmere abantu yabakaayirira. The people felt very bitter/the situation was very bad for them, lit. the food became bitter to the people, okukaayirirwa kaamu- lali omuntu gw'aba talidde, to have a bitter taste from peppers one has not eaten, i.e., become worried or involved in matters which do not concern one.

reproach bitterly; condemn oneself.