e- (ki/bi) obscenity, ekigambo eky'ekiko, an indecent/obscene word. cf. ebiko, ekko.
e- rare var. of olukobo, q.v.
e- also kikokkyo, kikokyo (ki/bi) riddle; mystery, enigma, cf. kokka (under kokya).
e- also ekikwakkulizo (ki/bi) trap; snare.
kikokyo see ekikokko.
e- (ki/bi) yoke. cf. ekkoligo, enkoligo.
e- (ki/bi) curse, imprecation; abomination, evil thing, cf. kolima.
e- (ki/bi) root; base of a tree. cf. enkolo.
e- (ki/bi) disgrace, shame; abomination; corruption; deceit, ebikolwa eby'ekikolobero, shameful acts. cf. atna- kolobero.
e- (ki/bi) stem of a bunch of plantains.
e- (ki/bi) knife blade without a handle.
e- (ki/bi) cough, cf. kolola.
e- (ki/bi) act, action, deed, kikolwa kya ssapule, decade of the rosary. Ebikolwa by'Abatume, the Acts of the Apostles, cf. kola.
e-: obudde bw'ekikome, cloudy weather, cloudy day.
e- (ki/bi) copper; bracelet, cf. olukomo.
e- (ki/bi) cup, mug; relig. chalice; ciborium.
e- (ki/bi) fruit which is slow in ripening, cf. kona.
e- (ki/bi) fist, omukubi w'ebikonde, boxer, ebikonde, fists; boxing, okusekera mu kikonde, to laugh inwardly, suppress a laugh, cf. ekkonde.
e- (ki/bi) post, pole; large peg. ekikondo kya mailo, milepost, cf. aka- kondo, enkondo.
e- (ki/bi) lap; bosom.
e- (ki/bi) tree stump; colloq. dignitary; high official, ‘big shot.' cf. obu- konge, ^enkonge.
e- (ki/bi) kind of very hard yam.
e- (ki/bi) corn/maize cob from which the kernels have been removed. cf. kongola, akakongoliro.
e- (ki/bi) grimace, facial expression of disgust. Ebikongoolo tebitta nnume. (prov.) lit. Grimaces do not kill a bull. Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. cf. kongoola.
e- (ki/bi) cut; scratch, cf. konjobola.
e- (ki/bi) arm of lake/sea, cove, estuary, inlet; bay. cf. omukono.
e- (ki/bi) [Lunyoro] bunch, bundle of grain
e-: okusibira okukookolo, to play a trick on. cf. akakookolo.
e- (ki/bi) plant with large, soft leaves which are used as toilet paper.
e- (ki/bi) leaf of a tree.
e- (ki/bi) bonfire; burning of trash or grass, ekikoomi ky'omukka, a cloud of smoke, cf. enkoomi.
e- adv. very tired, exhausted. cf. koowa.
e- (ki/bi) piece of cloth, about three or four yards, wom by Baganda women under the busuuti, q.v.
e- (ki/bi) [£ng.] cup.
e- (ki/bi) eyelid, okutemya ekikowe, to wink; to blink, nga kutemya kikowe, in an instant, cf. olukowe.
n., ekikolwa, ekigambo.
ekikolimo.
eggemo, omusagga, ekikomo, empogo.
omukono; vide lukono; a. of the sea, ekikono.
showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.
one of a variety of long pieces of cloth ( 3-4 yards) worn by Baganda women under the busuuti.
e- plur. (ki/bi) lewdness; indecency; the sexual organs, cf. obuko, ekiko, 2 muko.
akasubi; (of knife) omusa, ekikolokonda.
ekikoomi, ebirungu.
ekikomo, eggemu, eggombya, empogo, akanyere, omussagga, engaga.
ekikomo.
a kikomo.
ekikomo.
o- adv. like a stump (ekikonge). kutuula bukonge, to stay put, sit like a ‘bump on a log.'
enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.
o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this because you are forced to. cf. waza.
ekikondo.
a kikome; become c., okw ebinduula.
omunwe, ekikongoliro;
ekikomo ekya lwera.
ekikono.
n., ekikompe, ekikopo
n., ekikolimo.
e- (n/n) a variety of kikooyi, i.e., a long piece of cloth worn under the busuuti by Baganda women.
ekikolwa.
adj. (of wits) siru; (blunt) koŋŋontevu; (weather) obudde obw'ekikome; be dull, okulungubala.
ekikono.
ekikolwa eky'obuzira.
ekikowe; disease of e., wamala.
ekikolwa ky'obuzira.
ettaka, empitambi, ekko, ekko kobereze, obukokkoliko; (moral) obugwagwa, ekiko.
n., omuliro. grass f., oluyiira. bonfire, ekikoomi. make a f., okukuma omuliro; v. (set f. to), okwokya, okw okerera, okuteekera, okubabuukirira, okuyeekera. f. a gun, okukuba emmundu.
ekikonde.
e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.
nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.