kkirira appl forms of kka, q.v.

e- (li/ma) large tail, kusiba kkira, be the last one, be at the tail end (of one's class), cf. omukira.

e- no plur. (li/ma) water on the knee, synovitis, cf. evvi.

etc.

v., okutikkira engule.

adv., wala; vide okukunukkira, okutwaliriza.

etc.

e- (n/n) crown, royal headdress, okutikkira engule, to crown.

okutuuka, okubuna, okuwera; vide okulengejja, okukunukkira.

pass over in/at, etc.; omit.

ekkiravvi.

go beyond. Ng'olugoye 1 wo lukunukkidde! Your dress looks/is lopsided!

6- (mu/mi) tail. Linda kiggweeyo afumita mukira, /prov.) lit. Wait until it (ekisolo, animal, implied) comes out, he pierces only the tail (and thereby give the animal an opportunity to run away). Perhaps this is similar to Strike when the iron is hot. cf. akakira, ekkira, olukira.

commission, oku- tikkira engule, to crown, okutikkirwa, to be ordained (as a minister).

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

etc.; descend upon; begin. Bwe yajja yakkira ku kunvuma. When he came the first thing he did was to insult me. Omanyi ebintu gye byakkira? Do you know how the matters were settled?

etc.; undertake for, etc.