v., okuvuunama, okukutama, okuyinama.
n., omutego; tie a bow, okusiba empuluttulizo.
ebyenda.
n., ebbakuli, ekibya, olutiba.
a bitege; vide okutegula.
obulumba, ensanda.
olutiba.
mmambalise) v.i. walk bowlegged; limp, hobble.
e- (n/n) [Sw>.] bowl.
v.tr., okuweta, okumenya; (bow) okujuta.
e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.
o- adv. like a bowl (kibya, q.v.). kutuula bubya, to sit like a bump on a log.
ekibowabowa.
okubowa, okukwata mbowe.
olukokola.
okufuula ow'eddembe, okufuula owa bowo.
v., okuliika, okubowa.
omumbowa, omutambizi.
e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.
ekibe, ebbowa.
a- (ka/bu) small elbow; angle in a wall, akakokola k'entebe, the arm of a chair, okusaako kakokola tondeka nnyuma, to run for one's life. cf. olukokola.
a- (ka/bu) [Eng.] small necktie, akataayi aka kawojjolo, bow tie. cf. ttaayi.
a- (ka/bu) small butterfly, aka- taayi ak'akawojjolo, bow tie. cf. eki- wojjolo.
e- (ki/bi) kind of climbing plant, convolvulus.
e- (ki/bi) bowl; vessel; plate. Gy'otosula tosalirayo bibya. (prov.) lit. Where you do not live, you do not serve the dishes (of food). You are master only in your own home or your own sphere of activity, cf. obubya.
e- (ki/bi) cushion, pillow (made of grass or banana fibers), mu ngeri eteri ya kusimba lukokola ku kigugu, in a very industrious way, without showing any laziness, lit. in a way which is not that of planting the elbow on the pillow.
okuko- teka omutwe, to hang one's head, bow one's head.
etc. okukutamya omutwe, to bow the head.
e- usually plur. ebyenda (ki/bi) intestines; bowels; viscera, cf. enda, lwenda.
o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.
o- (lu/n) wooden bowl; round flat papyrus basket; mold (for bricks).
e- (n/n) object held as security for the payment of a debt. cf. bowa, -bowe.
e- (n/n) way/manner of molding; design, form (of a bowl or piece of pottery). cf. bumba.
e- (n/n) bowl-shaped calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, empaawo enzungu, drinking glass, cf. ekiwaawo, oluwaawo.
e- (n/n) slipknot, okusiba empuluttulizo, to tie a bow. cf. wuluttula.
e- (n/n) syphilitic swelling on the knee or elbow; cyst on the hand or wrist.
kasimbe- nkokola. (la) mantis; plant with the nodal stem growing in a crooked way as though it had elbows (nkokola). cf. olukokola.
Collybia macro- poda.
e- usually sing, (n/n) sesame, sem- sem; paste made out of crushed sesame. Kye yankoze entungo ekikola ggobe mu ki- bya. He treated me like a dog, lit. what he did too me sesame does to the ggobe in the bowl. cf. olutungotungo.
musoke.
ekimenyoomenyo, embowa, ensowoko, akazimu, oluwata.
immerse /e.g., a ladle in a bowl) producing a gurgling/ bubbling sound. Otutubika mpola togunta- miiza. Dip slowly and don't get me drunk.
bend down, bend over; bow in respect.
bowls, etc.); smooth down (the cement between bricks).
jostle, elbow aside.
•nnyinamye) v.i. bow down, bend down.
o- trap; bow; fig. trap, snare, pitfall. Akateeyanira ke kafa omutego. (prov.) lit. (The little animal) which does not cry out dies in the trap. Survival is granted only to those who fight for it. cf. tega, obutego.
seize (often, but not always, as surety for a debt), cf. -bowe, embowe, omuboyi.
see boowo.
(la) kind of large mushroom.
ku- simba maaso, to look at/watch closely, ku- simba liiso, to stare at. kusimba kabuuzo, to question/grill intensively, kusimba bwanda, to stay put in one place, kusimba makanda, to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimba mboozi na muntu, to have a long conversation with a person, kusimba bigambo, to be an interesting and effective speaker, kusimba nnwe mu mmere, to pick at one's food, kusimba kattabagole (lit. - it kills the newlyweds!, to jab someone with one's elbow, kwegayirira n'osimba n'omutwe, to plead with earnestly, ku- simbako bwala ku muntu, to apprehend/capture a person. Yalwala n'asimbayo ne ki- tooke. He recovered after a long illness which had brought him to the brink of death. Ajjaokusimba ennyo amannyo ku nsonga eyo. He will stress/emphasize (lit. plant the teeth in) this reason. Tugakusimbye okulaba nga... We are watching you to see that... lit., We have planted (eyes; -ga- implies amaaso) on you. kinsimbye (la), sharp pain in the chest; influenza.
o- (mu/ba) one who holds or appropriates merchandise (esp. as surety for a bill or debt); one who confiscates, cf. bowa.
ebisige bya musoke, arched eyebrows.
o- (mu/ba) executioner.
operate, run. Baminista abanaddukanya Gavumenti, the Ministers who will run the Government. cf. obuddukiro, obuddusi, ekidduka, eki- ddukano, ekiddukiro, ekidduko, okudduka, omudduse, omuddusi, omudduukirizi, enzirukanya.
etc. Emikono gyefunyidde mu nkokola. The arms were bent at the elbows.
embuzi embowe, a goat held as security until payment of a debt. cf. bowa, embowe.
elbow one's way, force one's way.
have diarrhea; cry, wail, moan.