enkompe, ennombe, eki wonvu, omuwulugwa.

adj., wowongole, a kireereetu.

v., okubajjamu, okuwowongola, okusokoola; be hollowed out (by water etc.), okuwomoggoka.

e- (li/ma) hollow-stemmed perennial mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina. It is black in color as opposed to nkaawo which is yellow.

e- (ki/bi) kindof shrub, elder; hollowness, with the -a of rel. hollow. Omulenzi oyo kireereetu. There is no substance to that boy.

e- (ki/bi) hollow stem; empty shell/container. Tewali linnya Gganda eriri awo nga kiwawangulo oba ekisusunku ekyereere. There is no Kiganda name which is without significance or history, lit. an empty container or shell.

e- (ki/bi) empty/hollow place; hole in a termite hill. cf. oluwompogoma, empompogoma.

e- (ki/bi) cavity, hollow, something which has been hollowed out; small hut in which calves are kept; fig. (as n. or adj.) stupid, unreliable (person), cf. wowongoka, wowongola.

e- (1 i/ma) navel, umbilicus, ekkundi lya kibulira, hollow navel, cf. omukundi, nnamukundi.

a hollow cough.

o- (lu/n) kind of plant with a hollow stem which is used for making tubes for drinking.

o- (lu/n) hollow/empty place (esp. in trees, between rocks); hole; pit. cf. ekiwompogoma, empompogoma.

e- (n/n) groin, hollow of the thigh.

e- (n/n) hollow cheeks, drawn cheeks (from old age or loss of teeth). Agudde embugubugu. He has drawn cheeks.

e- (n/n) deep hole; hollow. cf. ekiwompogoma, oluwompogoma.

e- (n/n) cavity, hole, sunken area (e.g., in a wound); hollow about the eyes. Amaaso ge gaali mu nkompe, His eyes were sunken/deep set.

e- (n/n) deep pit; hollow, cf. ekirombe.

mpodde) v.tr. scoop out; hollow out (e.g., a tree in constructing a canoe).

mpowongodde) v.tr. hollow out; empty out. cf. ekiwowongoie.

v.i. become hollow/ hollowed out; be dug up; fig. become corrupt.

study. cf. wookoola; kuukuula.

v.i. cave in; become hollow; become perforated.

o- (mu/mi) hollow of a tube; bore of a barrel, cf. eddenge.

o- (mu/mi) hollow; hollowed out area; hole; opening; passage.

v.i. be hollow; be hollowed out; become empty/vacuous.

o- (mu/mi) hollow, hollowed- out area.

o- (mu/mi) emptiness, hollow. Ennyumba yonna baagireka muwulenge. They left the whole house empty. Oyo omwana muwulenge mwereere. That child is empty-headed.

o- (mu/mi) hollow; gap; cave.

lacking in substance (e.g., of the inside of a fruit which has failed to develop). Oyo kisassalala. He is empty-headed/stupid.