okuteeka, okussa. p. back, okuzzakyo. p. by, okutereka, okweterekera. p. down, okussa wansi; (off head) okweti kkula. p. on (clothes), okwambala; (shoes, ring) okunaanika. p. outside, okufulumya, okugobera ebweru. p. out, okuzikiza. p. up (lodge), okusuza; (a tent) okusimba eweema. p. up with, okugumiikiriza. p. to rights, okulongoosa. p. to flight, okugoba. p. off (clothes), okwambula; (postpone) okulindiriza. p. the best face on, okusaanya.
okuvunda, okutuya.
vundu.
put on, okwekambazza, okw ejalabya, okwemanta, okukaga, okusongoka.
okutemako, okusalako.
enkulukuku, ekiswa; some names of the ants may be put into the ki-class to denote the hill built by that ant.
stay put. cf. kongoba.
put in one's word when it is not appropriate, intrude in a conversation.
put (one thing on top of another); charge, load; add; reserve (by deposit on an item which will subsequently be purchased).
be put on, etc.
e- plur. (ki/bi) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.
e- usually plur. (ki/bi) chaff; fig. disreputable people, riffraff.
foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.
o- adv. like a stump (ekikonge). kutuula bukonge, to stay put, sit like a ‘bump on a log.'
o- (bu/-) deputyship, the position of one who is second in command, cf. ^myuka, omumyuka.
o- (bu/-) deputyship, position of one who is second in command/charge. cf. sigira, omusigire.
put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless.
engoye, ebyambalo; put on clothes, okwambala; take off clothes, okwambula.
okubala.
a mputtu.
obutawulira, emputtu.
v., okufumba. c. partly, okubiza, okubandagaza. c. under ashes, okuvumbika. c. and put aside, okuboobera.
nziraabirizza) v.tr. mend; repair; adjust; fix up; restore; put (someone) at ease.
omubaka.
okusigira.
omusigire, omumyuka.
emputtu, obutawulira.
emputtu, tengu; be d., okwewanika.
omuwakanyi.
a mpaka.
empaka, emirerembe.
v., okuwakana, okutoota toota, okukaakyana, okuguguutana, okuluubiragana, okuwanaanya.
a mputtu, nywevu.
put, okutekka obukiika, okusimba.
put, okusimba okuwanvu.
also fudumbala (-fudumbadde) v.i. put on airs, strut, flaunt oneself (often used in a very insulting sense).
be put out, issued, etc.
lose color; become tarnished; fig. fade (of memories); become rusty (of knowledge, skills); fall into disrepute.
obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.
etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.
arch, put tobacco in a pipe.
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.
nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.
nnonjodde) v.tr. settle, put in order; rectify, regularize, straighten out.
etc.; put in an uproar; bother, worry. cf. akagulumbo.
put, okukiika.
okubalira; i. falsely, okulimbiriza.
jeemu, a mputtu.
obujeemu, emputtu.
one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).
kabassanya (la) cause of dissension, cause of dispute, lit. that which causes them to kill each other, cf. tta.
the leaves of which are used for polishing and cleaning and also for putting on sores and wounds.
dispute loudly.
etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.
a- plur. rare (ka/bu) delirium; crazy/erratic behavior, okwesuulamu aka- logojjo, to act in a crazy manner, put on a scene, cf. logojjana.
kwessa mu bwa Kamulu, to showoff, put oneself in the limelight.
with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.
a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala.
a- plur. obwebindu (ka/bu) shoot(s) of the jjuuni, a plant of the arum family, Colocasia antiquorum, kumerako bwebindu, to put on airs, make oneself important, lit. to grow shoots.
put aside as a reserve; use sparingly, banka ez'okukekkereza, savings banks, cf. omukekkereza.
e- (ki/bi) large shapeless mass; something as long as it is wide. Ntege yagejja kati alinga kiduduli. Ntege has become so fat that he looks like a piece of putty, cf. nnamududuli.
place sideways, place horizontally.
e- usually plur. ebisusunku (ki/bi) chaff; fig. disreputable people, riffraff.
with the -a of rel. grayish. Yali ayambadde ekkooti ya kivuvvu. He had put on a grayish-colored coat. cf. evvu.
e- (ki/bi) decree to seize and put to death; manhunt; raid, expedition; campaign. ekiwendo ky'abasuubuzi b'abaddu, expedition of slave traders.
e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.
e- usually plur. (ki/bi) brake (of a vehicle), okulinnya ebiziyiza, to put on the brakes, cf. ziyiza.
put together; concoct (a story), v.i. act together/in concert.
gather; pick up; search all over to get; contract ( a disease); pick up (a woman of ill repute), cf. kikombooza, kikomboozo.
argue, dispute; struggle, etteeka erikontana n'empisa z'abantu, a law which conflicts with the customs of the people, cf. omu- kontanyi.