11., omulongooti.
v., okufuntula.
adj. (thin), kovvu, tono; have s. time, okweteesa, okwessa.
v., okwesaasira, okwesonyiwa; I can't spare youany, siyinza kukuwaako.
be, okukekkereza.
n., ensasi, ekiyonga; throw off s., okubaluka.
okumasamasa, okwakaya kana.
enkazaluggya.
akadaali.
crack, crackle; give off sparks, flare up; burst, explode; blow up; throb, tinglejfo/ the fingers, etc.); be very hot (of sunshine); come out, debouch (of a small road or path); fig. break out (of war, sickness, etc.). Olutalo lubaluse buto nate mu Bulaaya. War has broken out again in Europe.
o- (bu/-) light; clearness; transparency, cf. tangaala.
okufumya; d. oneself, okwegeya.
have to spare; cause to be left out. cf. enfissi.
e- no plur. (li/ma) mutual contempt/disparagement/belittling. cf. gaya, gayannana.
roam about aimlessly (used disparagingly of drunks, unemployed persons, loafers, etc.).
a- (ka/bu) asparagus fern; headdress/ tiara of a bride.
be frugal with; economize on. cf. omukagiriza.
a- (ka/bu) spark. Emmotoka yagenda eriko n'obumansuka. The car started off at a terrific speed, cf. mansuka.
a- (ka/bu) disparagement, belittlement. cf. nyooma.
put aside as a reserve; use sparingly, banka ez'okukekkereza, savings banks, cf. omukekkereza.
e- (ki/bi) light; brightness; transparency, okutambulira mu kitangaala, to walk in the light, cf. tangaala.
e- (ki/bi) spark from a fire (esp. a grass fire); piece of burnt paper flying in the air. cf. omuyonga, nnakayonga.
o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.
o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.
fly off (as a spark); slip, slip off, slip down; shoot up (as a star).
glitter, sparkle.
e- (n/n) flatulence, gassiness in the stomach; fig. rancor, wrath, okukuba empiiyi, to belch. Akumma ebijanjaa- lo akuwonya mpiiyi. (prov.) He who refuses you beans spares you from being afflicted with a gassy stomach. Perhaps similar to sour grapes.
okutemagana ng'aga mukene, to sparkle like (the sauce, amazzi is implied) of mukene fa common simile). cf. akamukene.
throw off sparks, sparkle; shoot (of pain); dart away, make off like a flash. Eggulu limyansa. It is lightning.
e- (n/n) remainder; surplus, with the -a of rel. surplus, spare, emmere ey* en- fissi, surplus food, ebiseera byo eby'enfis- si, your spare time. cf. fikka.
e- (n/n) sparrow, cf. kala, kaza, oluggya.
e- (n/n) kind of bird about the size of a sparrow.
e- (n/n) spark, ensasi z'omuliro, sparks of fire. cf. sasa.
pity; sympathize with; use sparingly, cf. saasira.
shake, shiver; glitter, sparkle.
obutangaavu, obwa birivu.
be, okutangaala, okw abirira.
v.tr., okukoza; u. sparingly, okukekkereza; be of u., okugasa, okuganyula.
heal; save; spare; protect, okuwonya obulamu bwa.., to save the life of...
shine, glisten.
degrade; cause to diminish; disparage, belittle*
glisten, shine.
v.tr. save (for future use); spare; preserve.
spare parts.
cf. olukoola.
adj. what sort of? what kind of? (used disparagingly). Kale okwo kuba kwegatta nnabaki? What sort of unity is that?
-evumyavumya (-evumizzavumizza) v.tr. caus. redup. refl. disparage something when one really likes it or when one does not mean it.
sparkling white (of objects which have been cleaned); bright, clear (of the weather). Twagenda obudde bwamufu bulungi. The weather was very bright and clear when we left. cf. yamuka. i
amaze. cf. -tangaavu, obutangaavu, ekitangaala, entangaazo.
light, clear; transparent; enlightened; aware, cf. tangaala.
-ekinika (-ekinise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or do what one is supposed to do; spare/pamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -eginika.
-eginika (-eginise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or to do what is supposed to be done; spare/hamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -ekinika.