n., omuzannyo, okuzannya.
v., okuzannya.
a muzannyo; rel. of v. okuzannya.
e- (li/ma) collar/band of metal or wood; insulator for telegraph wires; sport discus.
o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.
e- (ki/bi) banquet, feast; meal to which one is invited. Taggwa ku bijjulo. He never misses an event (banquet, sports event, etc.). He goes to everything. cf. ^jjula.
e- (ki/bi) amusement; entertainment; sport; social gathering, party; celebration, okukoza ekinyumu, to do (something) just for the sake of being sociable, cf. nyuma.
e- (ki/bi) playing field for sports; playground; gymnasium, cf. zannya.
come to a stalemate; (in sports) be tied, result in a draw. cf. -lema, lemala, obulema, kiremya, omulema.
o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.
o- (lu/n) wooden framework for transporting objects; reeds woven together to make a kind of coarse wrapper.
e- (n/n) open area; open field; field where wrestling matches take place, oku- genda mu nsiike, to come into the field (e.g., of political or sports competition).
e- (n/n) way of walking, gait; way of going; way of traveling; travel; transportation; way of managing/directing, cf. tambula.
frolic; run riot, be raucous (e.g., of children during recess).
take, transport (persons or things).
have objections; dispute; argue; compete (in sports).
mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.
o- (mu/ba) game, sport; play; amusement; drama, play, eby'emizannyo, athletics, sports, games, cf. zannya.
ekisaagisaagi, olusaago(saago), omusaazi.
remove (from office). kisa kinegula, it is tremendous/exciting/ magnificent/sensational (used to describe a sports event or any major happening).
v.i. neut. 2. be easy to transport; be transportable.
-ebagajja (-ebagazze) v. tr. refl. lift with effort; carry (something heavy); shoulder; transport.