amagezi, okumanya, okutegeera.

okwatula, okukkiriza, (a gift) okwebaza.

o- (bu/-) (knowledge or skill which is derived from) experience, cf. manya, manyiira, -manyirivu.

lose color; become tarnished; fig. fade (of memories); become rusty (of knowledge, skills); fall into disrepute.

a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, omuwi w'amagezi, advisor, okusala amagezi, to devise a plan. Yasa- langa gonna (gonna here = amagezi gonna). He used every expedient. He did everything he could. Amagezi tegaba g'omu. (prov.) Wisdom/cleverness is not the monopoly of one person. Okwagala kulya amagezi. (prov.) Love benumbs (lit. eats) the senses. Love is blind. Note: the gramm. sing, eggezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from the plur. cf. -gezi, kalimagezi, olugezigezi.

a- plur. (li/ma) knowing, knowledge, cf. manya, manyika.

toilet. (named after Stanislaus Mugwanya because of his efforts to disseminate knowledge of sanitation throughout the country.)

e- (n/n) thirst, fig. burning desire, ennyonta y'amagezi, thirst for knowledge. Ennyonta ennuma nnyo. I am very thirsty. cf. omuyonta.

gezi nnyo.

mpagadde) v.tr. sharpen, grind (knives, etc.); fig. sharpen; improve; colloq. scold, upbraid, okuwagala ku bwongo, to improve one's knowledge, sharpen one's wits, okuwagala amannyo, to chew.

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

terror (with reference to persons). omunywi kafulu, an inveterate drinker, omubbi kafulu, professional thief, kafulu mu kuddaabiriza emmotoka, an expert in repairing automobiles.

keep on; do again. Amagezi ge geeyongera. His knowledge/wisdom increased, yeeyongedde n'agamba nti, he went on to say that, he further stated that. Nneeyongerako mu maaso ne nsisinkana omujaasi omulala. I continued on a short distance ahead and met another soldier.

munnamawulire omumanyirivu mu mulimu gwe, a newspaperman experienced in his work. cf. manya, manyirira, obumanyirivu.