ekisinziiro; fall head over heels, okugalanjuka.

o- adv. kujja bulembwe, to come on the heels of, follow closely; to come one after the other, come together.

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Stu., Hind. ] wheeled vehicle; car; cart; bicycle, eggaali y'omukka, railroad train, cf. akagaali, ekigaali.

a- (ka/bu) [S w., Hind.~\ bicycle; small vehicle; wheelbarrow, akagaali k'omwana, baby carriage; tricycle; small bicycle, cf. eggaali, ekigaali.

a- (ka/bu) small stump, engatto ey'akakondo, a pair of high-heeled shoes, empale ey'obukondo, pants/trousers with suspenders, cf. ekikondo.

e- (ki/bi) block placed under the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from rolling; fig. stumbling block.

e- (ki/bi) heel. cf. sinziira.

o- (lu/n) potter's wheel, cf. bumba.

o- (lu/n) shallow trough; rim of a bicycle wheel.

o- (lu/n) piece of metal in the form of a hoop or ring; rim of a bicycle or automobile wheel.

e- (n/n) calf of the leg; in the plur. loins, kulega muntu ntumbwe, to follow after a person, dog the heels of a person. Mugende muzannyeemu emmere ekke mu ntumbwe. Go and play a while so your food may be digested, lit. go down into the calves. Kulemberamu y'akulega entu- mbwe. (prov.) lit. (He who says) ‘you go first' is measuring the size of your legs. He who gives you a task is trying to test your capabilities.

e- (n/n) game played with hoop and sticks; wheel; tire. cf. nnamuziga, ezziga.

v.i., okudduka, okusaalimba, okwetereekerera; (leak) okugenda; (spread) okugererera; (wheel) okuyiringita. r. out (end), okuggwawo. r. away, okubomba, okuwunga, okunoba, okuwkmbuka; (melt) okukereketa; (flow) okukulukuta; (of eyes) okubolokota. r. very fast, okwewenya, okweyera, okukwenyuka, okusirimuka, okupirimpya.

nnamuziga, ddudumo.

v,, okusindika, okuyiringisa.

e- (li/ma) wheel (esp. that made by children from a twig in the game of zziga). kukuba zziga, to play hoops, cf. nnamuziga, enziga.

kusiikuula mi- sinde, to run quickly, take to one's heels, kusiikuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle very fast, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble, lit. fleas.

v.tr. pull; pull at; stretch; snatch; seize by force; fig. attract; coax. Ensonga ze yamuwa zamusika n'akkiriza. The reasons which he gave tempted him/ won him over and he agreed, okusika omu- gwa, to have a tug-of-war. okusika engere, to walk fast, okusika emisinde, to take to one's heels, okusika omuntu oluyi, to give a person a hard siap. okusika empswo, to be very proud.

v.tr. caus. cause to scratch; scratch with/using. Baamutakuza emisinde. They caused him to take to his heels. They pursued him at a great speed.

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).

a ‘fifth wheel.'

cf. enziga, ezziga.

o- (mu/mi) [Su>. ] spring; trigger; in the plur. steering wheel, steering device; controls; helm; leadership, looya ajja okuba mu mitambo gy'omusango, the lawyer who will be in charge of the case. Ali mu mitambo. He is in the driver's seat. The direction of the matter is in his hands.

(n/n) [£ng.] steering wheel.