gumu, kakanyavu; be s. (limbs, etc.), okugogbjjana.
okukakanyaza.
obukakanybvu; (of limbs) nnakanyama.
o- (bu/-) stiffness; dryness (of clothes); coolness, coldness (of food); fig. obstinacy, stubborness. cf. kakanyala, -kakanyavu.
be stiff in the joints.
make stiff; fig. kill; make obstinate; cause to be rebellious, kukakanyaza muntu, to kill a person; to question a person with the intent of trapping him.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) rheumatism; aching/stiffness of the limbs, cf. menya.
ndal am badde) v.i. be/look erect and stiff; be warped; fig. be recalcitrant/rebellious; be haughty.
nnambadde) v.i. be stiff; lie stiff; lie still; lie stretched out.
kumira bugobo, to gulp down, bolt; to believe anything one is told, be gullible, kumira maziga, to hold back the tears; to stop crying, kumira ppinu, lit, to swallow a pin, i.e., to be resolute/ determined/brave in the face of impending danger, kumira mangota ng'embuzi, to gulp down noisily, kumira nkambi, to sip. kumira mwoyo, to be brave in the face of pain/danger, keep a ‘stiff upper lip.' kumira mmwan- yi, lit. to swallow coffee berries, i.e., to make a blood brotherhood pact (with someone). kumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of relief (e.g., after a crisis). Bye r.ksgambyc Limire. Keep what 1 have told you to yourself.
obulago,ensingo, ensikya, enkoto, ekkosi; stiff n., olukya; wear round the n., okwambika.
v.i. be/become numb; grow stiff; feel paralyzed.
v.i. become numb/ stiff/cramped; become lame/crippled/paralyzed.
v.i. be deformed; be stiff and bent. cf. gongobala.
food); undergo rigor mortis; fig. be difficult; become obstinate/persistent; be rebellious/ recalcitrant, kukakanyala mu byambalo, to stand or walk in a stiff and erect manner.
o- adv. stiffly; stretched out. okutambula omulambaalo, to walk/proceed straight ahead without looking to either side. cf. lambaala.
o- (lu/n) stiff neck. Ekiri waggulu kirwaza enkoko olukya. (prov.) What is above causes the fowl to be sick with a stiff neck. Curiosity killed the cat. cf. ebikya.
grow rigid; euph. die; become well established (of a practice); be firm/resolute; stand up for oneself, okukala amaaso, be be brazen-faced, erinnya ne likala, and the name ‘stuck.' Bw'otokala tolya. If you don't stand up for yourself, you will never get ahead.
v.i. stand erect/in a stiff position; be stiff/erect/rigid. Omu- jaasi akangabadde n'omugemerawala ku mulyango. The soldier stood stiffly at the door with his gun.
okukangabaza omutwe, to raise the head, hold the head stiffly in an alert position. cf. -kangabavu.
stiffen, cf. -kalambavu.
mislead.cf. -lalambavu.
v.tr. caus. cause to stiffen; stretch out. cf. omulambaalo.
stiff; cold (of previously heated food); obstinate, persistent; rebellious, recalcitrant (of an unruly child), cf. kakanyala.
-ekaza (-ekazizza) v.i. caus. refl. stiffen up; put on an innocent look; be boldly defiant; become obstinate.
hard, coarse, cf. kangabala.
cf. kalambala.
hard; arid (of ground); clear, distinct (of a voice). ensimbi enkalu, (hard) cash, kaawa omukalu, coffee without cream or sugar, omwana omukalu, an outgoing, confiding child, ebintu ebikalu, concrete things, real property, ebikalu ebi- wanvu, long trousers (ekikalu can also be used to signify a woman's dress). Olunge- reza lwabwe si lukalu. Their English is not very good. Baasi oluusi zibadde zigenda nkalu. Sometimes the buses ran empty. Nnamusimba eriiso kkalu. I looked at him sternly, cf. kala, -kalukalu.