sanyufu; be g., okusanyuka; make g., okusanyusa.
n'essanyu,
essanyu.
e- (la or li/ma) kind of wild gladiolus. cf. fukuta.
etc. kugobera munya mu ssubi, lit. to drive a lizard into the grass/thatched part of a house, i.e., to tell a person to do something which he is very glad to do/which he would want to do anyway.
ndabise) v.i. neut. be seen; be visible; be found, be available; seem, appear, okubuuza ekirabika, to ask the obvious, lit. that which appears, kirabika nti..., it seems that, omuwala alabika obulungi, a nice-looking girl. Mwami olabikako? 1 am glad to see you, sir.
etc. ebifo ebisanyukirwamu, places of amusement.
please. cf. -sanyufu, obusanyuukirivu, essanyu.
e- (li/ma) joy, gladness; happiness; pleasure, cf. sanyuka.
nnyanirizza) v.tr. welcome, receive gladly, greet enthusiastically. okwaniriza inf. cf. omwanirizi, ennyaniriza.
v.i. be glad; be pleased; rejoice.
v.tr. please; make happy; gladden.
v.i. neut. be healabie; be easy to heal; be easy to avoid. Lubyamira tawoneka. It is not an easy thing to recover from a case of pneumonia. Omu- lamu tawoneka. (saying) It is hard to avoid a living person, i.e., Am I glad to get rid of him! Am I glad he has gone! cf. obuwonero.
to be elated/exuberant. cf. kajjejjerebu.
pleased, glad, joyous. cf. sanyuka.