gezi, a magezi, tegeevu, jagujagu; vide kagezi munnyo, nnakinku.

amagezi, obugezi, obuka bakaba, obukalabakalaba.

o- (bu/-) cleverness, shrewdness; artfulness, cunningness. cf. -kalabakalaba.

o- (bu/-) craftiness, slyness, cunningness; cleverness, cf. - kuj jukujju.

dry up; harden; fig. be bold/ daring; be cunning/clever; speak out boldly/ clearly.

lit. kick (samba) hot coal (lyanda). mu biseera bino ebya kasambalyanda, in this period of danger, in this time of unrest.

distinguished, renowned; clever; champion, expert; notorious, abayizzi lukulwe, great/highly skilled hunters, omubbi lukulwe, notorious thief.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree; cleverness (esp. in finding something which has been hidden), cf. manya.

a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, omuwi w'amagezi, advisor, okusala amagezi, to devise a plan. Yasa- langa gonna (gonna here = amagezi gonna). He used every expedient. He did everything he could. Amagezi tegaba g'omu. (prov.) Wisdom/cleverness is not the monopoly of one person. Okwagala kulya amagezi. (prov.) Love benumbs (lit. eats) the senses. Love is blind. Note: the gramm. sing, eggezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from the plur. cf. -gezi, kalimagezi, olugezigezi.

e- (n/n) shrewd/clever/quickwitted person; swindler.

e-: okukuba enkebunkanya, to be evasive/deceitful; to avoid cleverly.

e- (n/n) kindof small animal known for its cleverness; clever/cunning person. Enkerettanyi, bagitega amenvu erya bi- bombo. (prov.) If you bait the trap for a nkerettanyi with bananas, it eats the grass (instead).

indeed, truly; very. Weebale nnyo nnyini. Thank you very much indeed. Mugezi nnyini. He is really/truly very clever, nnyini when used to reinforce a noun is often rendered -self (-selves) or very. Njagala okulaba omwami ye nnyini. I want to seek the chief himself, olunaku olwo lwennyini, that very day.

e- (n/n) kind of termite. Amagezi ntakke, ekula y'ebuuka. (prov.) Wisdom is like a ntakke, it grows and flies away. Wisdom grows in a person and is of more and more use to its owner, magezi ntakke, a very clever person.

adj., a bwogi; (clever) gezi; (quick) angu; be s., okubanguka, okutula; get s., okwogiwa.

obwogi; (cleverness) amagezi; (s. in finding) obuzuuzi. shatter, okumenyaamenya; be shattered, okumenyekamenyeka.

adj., yonjo; (clever) gezi.

v.tr. astonish; confound (be c aus e of an extraordinary/exc es- sive act). Yalimba n azimula. He told an out-and-out lie. Yali mugezi okuzimula. He was extremely wise/clever.

o- (mu/ba) smart/clever person; wise person, cf. -gezi.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wise/learned; make clever.

o- (mu/ba) adroit/clever/skillful person, cf. -jagujagu.

o- (mu/ba) a shrewd/crafty person; clever person, cf. kala, -kalukalu.

cleverly persuade/dissuade (someone who is doing or plans to do something objectionable).

shrewd; cunning, cf. kala, -kalu, omukalukalu.

clever; wise; fas a redup. form of -kaba) immoral.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

clever, cunning, ‘sharp.' cf. obukalabakalaba.

shrewd, clever. cf. obukujjukujju.

clever, cf. laba.

shrewd; adroit, skillful, cf. omujagujagu.