esiifu, teefu.

v.tr., okukkakkanya, okutereeza; become c., okukkakkana, okuteeka, okutereera, okulaala, okuwoleera,

n., obuteefu, emirembe.

mmondedde) v.i. be quiet/ placid/calm; be docile; be dull; be or feel glum.

o- (bu/-) meekness, humility; submissiveness; quiet, calmness, composure; coolness (of weather), cf. -kkakkamu.

o- (bu/-) quietness, calmness. cf. sirika, -siriikirivu.

o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, cf. ettooke.

calm down.

a- adv. gently, calmly, okussa akasiiso, to look over appraisingly/ critically, to give (someone) the once over.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. calm; gentle, as an adv. calmly, gently. Ayogera kimpoowooze. He talks in a very calm manner. Obudde bwa kimpoowooze. The weather is pleasant, olutalo olw'ekimpoowooze, the cold war.

quiet, peaceful, eriyanja li-kirimulaala, the calm, quiet ocean, cf. mulaala.

adj. calm, quiet, omusajja kiwombe, a calm, quiet man.

nzikakkanye) v.i. sit down, take a seat; come down, move to a lower position; become mild; calm down, subside (of an illness, a difficult situation).

-radde) v.i. be or become calm/fc>eaceful/settled. Eradde? lit. Is it calm/f>eaceful? The meaning is lost and the word is used as the first of a series of greetings, equivalent to How are you? The reply may be Maamu! Maamu, mirembe! etc. cf. mulaala.

e- (n/n) described in previous dictionaries as: sternum, sternal cartilage; pit of the stomach; internal bodily part. It is now used almost always in a figurative sense: heart, soul, seat of the emotions. It occurs in hundreds of phrases and expressions of which the following is a sampling: mu ngeri ya kawanika mmeeme, in a frightening way. kwekuba mmeeme, to reconsider, emmeeme n'enfa, and my heart sank/I was utterly distressed. Nze emmeeme yangwa wala. I became very depressed. Otukubye wala emmeeme. You have really given us a scare. Emmeeme yamudda mu nteeko. He felt relieved, lit. his heart went back in place, ow'emmeeme etawaana amangu, one who is easily nauseated. Emmeeme entye- muse. 1 am terribly anxious/concerned/ shocked. Kino kyali ng'ekyawanula emmeeme ye. This seemed to relieve him/ calm him down. Emmeeme katale, ky'esiima ky'egula. (prov.) The heart is like going to market — it buys what it wants. Emmeeme gy'esula, ebigere gye bikeera. fprov.J Where the heart sleeps is where the feet- go in the morning, i.e., when you sleep with the intention of doing something, that is what you do. Emmeeme etefumba kigambo ekwo- geza munno ky'atagenda kwerabira. (prov.) lit. The heart which does not fashion well the spoken word makes you say what your friend will never forget. The spoken word can never be retracted.

calmness. Kiri mulaala. teyeepiilira ngabo. (prov.) lit. It is calm (so) he does not buy himself a shield. Perhaps = In times of plenty one should prepare for times of famine, cf. laala, kirimulaala.

calm down after a burst of anger.

hush; calm down; appease; console; pamper; touch up, finish properly, give the finishing touches to.

etc. okutebenkeza emmeeme, to put the mind at ease. cf. -tebenkevu, obutebenkevu.

etc.

calm down; appease.

mpedde) v.i. rest, relax; calm down, quiet down.

etc.; become colder/cooler; calm down, become quiet.

mpootedde) v.i. calm down (after a strong emotion); be downcast/ dejected/sad.

cause to quiet down; make dejected/ sad. cf. -wooteevu.

mpoowoose) v.tr. calm down; sooth; rock to sleep (a baby), cf. -woowootezi.

or -wooyezza, mpooye) v.tr. calm down; soothe; appease; pacify; speak softly to.

-wooyezza- wooyezza) v.tr. redup. keep calming down, etc.

to be delighted at receiving something. gunteese = it (my heart) has calmed down.

o- (mu/ba) one who takes (kwata) things slowly (mpola); a calm, deliberate person who does things carefully without rushing.

okuteeka nga ga Lubigi, to be as calm/serene as (the waters, amazzi) of the Lubigi (a river in Buganda). Ebintu byonna byateeka. Everything has calmed down.

-kkakkamu.

obunyiivu, ekinyiigo, olunyiigo.

calm down; become indifferent, lose interest. Ekiwola bakikwasa engalo. (prov.) lit. That which cools down, they take a hold of it with the fingers. One should not respond to a difficult situation by panicky or impulsive action, engabi eyakula n'ewola, a full-grown bushbuck, lit. one who has grown and cooled.

become quiet. Ng'owoleredde! How is it that you have become so quiet?

former position, used mostly in the phrase omutima (or omwoyo) okudda mu nteeko, to be relieved, recover from a shock/surprise, lit. the heart to return to its normal position. Emitima gy'abantu tegiri mu nteeko. The people are disturbed/worried. Embeera yali yadda dda mu nteeko. The situation had already cooled down. Omwoyo ne gumudda mu nteeko. And she calmed down. cf. lteeka.

i.e., the people were calm and collected.

dwell; convene (of a meeting), kutuula ntitibbwa, to sit/stay in one place without budging, kutuula ntende or mirembe, to be doing well, be getting along comfortably, kutuula ama- tiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the heels; to be uneasy/anxious/on tenterhooks, kutuula kitebe, to stay in one place without going away, kutuula mu nsonga, to sit down together and give a matter careful consideration. kutuula ku zintengese, to live in mortal fear, kutuula aweesiifu, to live in happiness and peace, kutuulawo, to menstruate. Omukazi Omuyima antuulidde ku kisaabo. The woman of the Bahima has put a hex on me, i.e., I am jinxed/unlucky, ab'ennimi ezitatuula, very gabby people, lit. with tongues which do not sit. Omuwala atudde gumuli wamu. The girl is calm/contented/unworried (gu- implies mwoyo, heart, i.e., her heart is in one place).

be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.

settle down.

docile; peaceful; mild, calm. cf. kkakkana, obukkakkamu.

-eteesa (-eteesezza) v.i. caus refl. calm oneself down. cf. -teefu.

melancholy, cf. bondeera.

become composed/calm (e.g., of a person in a delirium, fever, etc.). cf.

producing a calming effect, oluyimba oluwoowootezi, lulla- by? cradle song. cf. woowoota.

quiet down; act calm; make oneself comfortable.

smooth; calm. Gundi oyo omutwe gwe gulinga ogutali mutereevu. So- and-so acts as if he is not quite levelheaded/as if he is mentally unbalanced, cf. tereera.

calm oneself; rest oneself; feign calmness. cf. obuweerero.

-ewejjeeka (-ewejjeese) v.i. refl. be or act calm/composed/well-behaved. cf. -ewojjeeka.

cf. tebenkera.

cf. teeka.