n., embiro; olulyo.
v., okuwakana okudduka; okudduka embiro, okutoloba; (canoes) okuvuga amaato g'empaka.
n. (tool), omusukaano.
ekikomo, eggemu, eggombya, empogo, akanyere, omussagga, engaga.
olukoba.
o- (bu/-) running; racing; ability to run/race. cf. dduka.
o- (bu/-) shame, disgrace, cf. swala.
o- (bu/-) impudence; shame; disgrace; scandal; immorality, okwogera eby'obuwemu, to use bad language, okukola eby'obuwemu, to engage in sexual activities outside of marriage, cf. -wemu, wemuka, omuwemu.
o- (bu/-) tracks, traces; footsteps; direction, okugoba obuwufu, to follow the steps of; to track (of a hunter), okuzza obuwufu, to go back, return, okukyusa obuwufu, to change one's course, alter one's direction. Ka tubagwe mu buwufu. Let's trail them. cf. oluwufu.
n., ensiriba, ejjembe, eddogo, ouzinga, entabwa; (beauty) obulungi; (grace) ekisa.
n., ensonyi, obuwemu; fall into d., okuswala, okuseeseetuka, okusaabulukuka.
v., okukwasa ensonyi, okuswaza, okuwemuukiriza.
a nsonyi.
rumble; hurry, rush, move quickly; race, run. okuduma embiro, to move at a great speed, dumya (-dumizza) v.tr. caus. cause to thunder; make rush/hurry/travel at great speed. cf. duduma.
okugwa mukifuba, okuwambaatira.
e-: kubulako ffiire, to die without leaving a trace, cf. ^fa, fiira.
e- also eggemo (li/ma) bracelet or anklet of ivory, plur. amagemu, cuffs (of trousers, coats); hems.
e Abuze n'eggendere. He has gone without leaving a trace, cf. genda, gendera.
ekisa; (R.C.) enneema.
a kisa.
a- (ka/bu) dust, as an adv. quickly; without stopping; like dust (enfuufu). kulaga kafuufu, to race away in a car, leaving one's pursuers behind, lit. to show dust.
a- (ka/bu) wire bracelet; bracelet. cf. ekinyere.
e- (ki/bi) disgrace, shame; abomination; corruption; deceit, ebikolwa eby'ekikolobero, shameful acts. cf. atna- kolobero.
e- (ki/bi) copper; bracelet, cf. olukomo.
e- (ki/bi) large bracelet. Bambadde ebinyere mu matu. They are wearing earrings. cf. akanyere.
e- (ki/bi) ekisaggo ky'ensirobi string of cowries worn as a necklace/a bracelet/an anklet.
e- (ki/bi) strap; brace, cf. yambala, olwambalizo.
e- also ekyenyinyalwa (ki/bi) object of disgust, disgusting thing; disgrace; abomination, cf. -enyinyala.
o- plur. enziruka (lu/h) race, running contest; automobile race. cf. dduka.
o- (lu/n) bracelet of copper wire.
o- plur. endyo (lu/n) family; race; genealogy, lineage, pedigree, olulyo olulangira, a noble/royal family, ab'olulyo, the members of the family, endyo z'abantu, the races of man; ancestry of man.
o- (lu/n) bracelet worn around the legs; necklace; metal collar.
o- (lu/n) hair of the tail of an elephant or giraffe; bracelet made from these hairs, additional meaning in plur. fly switch; fiber for the seams of a canoe.
a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts; state (of matters, affairs). Tetwamanya magendere ge. We did not know where he had gone, kubulako magendere, to disappear without a trace, cf. genda.
a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.
e- (n/n) [Ar., Sw.2 horse, emba- laasi ez'empaka, race horses.
e- (n/n) spirals of rnnppr hrace- let; special method of sewing barkcloth. cf. 2 yita.
e- (n/n) bracelet or anklet (sometimes made of ivory).
wear (shoes, rings, bracelets, etc.) Bakanaanise akaagala. They have put a bracelet (aka- komo is implied by -ka-) on one who wants it. The expression is used when a person is told to do what he wants to do or would do anvwav.
rings, bracelets, etc.); fig. depose, oust, remove (from office).
genuine, pure (referring to a race, nationality or language). Aba- ganda bannakabala, real/genuine Baganda.
e- (n/n) relig. grace, divine aid. enneema entukuza, sanctifying grace.
nnyinyise) v.tr. dip; immerse; soak; dye; fig. disgrace, bring shame to, spoil the good name of.
e- (n/n) giraffe; bracelet (worn by women).
nnantaganyula.
e- no plur. (li/ma) dignity; grace, mu ngeri y'essimbo, in a dignified way. omuntu ow'essimbo, a dignified person, okutambuza essimbo, to walk in a dignified manner, okuzinyisa essimbo, to dance gracefully.
be put to shame; be disgraced, okuswala amagulu, to have legs which are small in proportion to the rest of the body, okuswala omutwe, to have a small head.
travel fast; race; have a showdown, have it out with someone.
bump into, knock into, kutomera mmere ya Katonda, to eat without saying grace, kutomera mayu ga bandi, to break up other people's homes, be a home wrecker (by marital infidelity). Bbaasi eyatomedde omuti yalumizza abantu 60. The bus which ran into a tree injured sixty people.
v., okuziga.
engage in competition; race. cf. omuvuga, omuvuganyi, omuvuzi.
mpambaatidde) v.tr. hug to oneself; embrace; clutch; hold tight to.
hold up (e.g., a sick person); carry in one's arms; embrace; fondle; pamper.
mpese) v.tr. bend; turn. v.i. turn, veer, okuweta ekkoona, to turn a comer, okuweta obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okuweta ekikonde, to make a fist. Omusajja yawetamu n'addayo. The man turned and went back.
njabise) v.i. burst; break apart; blow out (of a tire); be tom; split, kwabika na muntu, to have it out with someone, have a confrontation with someone, kwabika mbiro, to run at a great speed (as one in a race), kwabika nseko, to split one's sides with laughter.
nnyamidde) v.tr. urge on with shouts (e.g., dogs in hunting, a horse in a race); strike, beat, okwamira emiggo, to beat/cane severely. okwamira inf.
v.tr. caus. put to shame; disgrace.
kukunya misinde, to race away, kukunya mubisi, colloq. to brew beer. Enseko zaabakunya. They laughed themselves sick.
v.tr. grab; grip; hug; embrace.
lose flavor; fall into disgrace (of a person); fall into a state of decay (of a place).
of a belt), cf. akadagado.
(-gabattuse) also gabattukana (-gabattukanye) v.i. move about in a clumsy/graceless/awkward/unsteady manner; run heavily.
okukyusa obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okukyusa ebigambo, to twist the meaning of words.
o- (mu/mi) iron weed, asterace- OUS shrub, Vernonia amygdalina. Its leaves have a medicinal value.
pick out fbones of fish, one's nails, etc.). be se- lective/discriminating/choosy; discriminate against (e.g., a person of another race or religion). Omulwadde asosola, y'agezza abalamu. (prov.) The sick person who is finicky fattens those who are healthy (by leaving food uneaten).
e- (n/n) brass bracelet.
o- (mu/ba) runner; one who runs in a race. cf. dduka.
o- (mu/mi) large amount of grass; grassy area, okwokya omusubi, to run away; to race away at great speed (of a vehicle), lit. burn the grass, okumalamu omusubi, to flee, run away, okukuba omusubi, to strike the air (when using a stick); to miss the target, fail in one's aim. cf. essubi.
o- (mu/mi) [Sw.J rare carpenter's brace.