okunyigiriza, okutogonyola, okuwowojja, okumilma; s. out, okukamula; s. through, okuwagaanya.
e- plur. amayute (li/ma) boil. Sserukama mayute: olunyiga ku lirye ng'akaaba. (prov.) lit. Mr. Squeezer-of- boils: when his is pressed, he cries. He can dish it out but he can't take it. cf. mwasajjute.
be squeezed out; be drained; be dried up/exhausted.
pus from a boil, wet clothes, etc.). okukamula amziga, to provoke/elicit tears.
cause to squeeze, etc. cf. ekikamulo; kama.
e- (ki/bi) usually in plur. ebikanja. strains/dregs/residuum of beer, tea, coffee or something squeezed or strained; malt grains, cf. enkanja.
etc.; exert pressure on; fig. oppress.
nyigisa (-nyigisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to press/squeeze; press/squeeze with/using; dress a wound with.
more frequently nyuntula (-nyuntudde) v.tr. (variants = nyuuta, nyuutula) squeeze, squeeze out; press; press tightly.
record; dot; punctuate; cause to drip in; cause to squeeze out. okutonnyeza eddagala ku maaso, to put drops in the eyes.
v.tr. appl. 2 keep squeezing/dressing; squeeze/press continually.
v.tr. overload; squeeze in; pack in; compress; gorge.
v.tr. crush; squeeze; press down. cf. nyiga.
v.i. be crushed/ mashed/squeezed very hard.
v.tr. crush; squash; squeeze hard.
v.tr. squeeze; tighten; pinch; compress. Twamusanze mu kirabo ng'amazzi gamumiimye. colloq. We found him intoxicated in a bar, lit. the water had squeezed him. cf. kamiimo.
kunyiga kinnyindwa, to speak in a nasal tone of voice, kunyiga tulo, to sleep, kunyiga bantu, to deal harshly with people (of a boss with his employees ).