n. (dandy), omukomera gw'o musajja.
v., okuzimba, okufudumbala, okuyimbulukuka; (of waves) okwekuluumulula, okwesunda; (of limbs) okuwuukiira, okwetukuta.
n., ekizimba; (of limbs) amakajja; (of eyes) nnampwa; (of neck) akasanga; (in ear) akawulukutu; (of fingers) olusomyo; (of cheek) endiga; (of knee) enkana; (of feet) enkenge; (of glands) ensanjabavu.
etc.; swell up, bulge out (of the stomach, chest).
o- (bu/.) time; weather; occasion, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, obudde obw'okukyuka, half time (in football). okuzimba ng'obudde, to become sullen/gloomy/inorose lit. swell like the weather. Obudde bukedde. It has dawned. also The time has come (to act). Obudde bwali busse. It was late afternoon.
swell up (o; a ooaiiy panj; be biislereu, uicaj, out in a rash.
a- (ka/bu) arch, swelling on the neck.
a- (ka/bu) small swelling; blister; in the plur. rash. cf. ekituulituuli.
often fatal, cf. okutu.
e- (ki/bi) swelling/knot on a tree.
e- (ki/bi) thicket; bush, okuzimba nga kisaka, lit. to swell up like a bush = to become sullen/gloomy/morose/uncom- municative. cf. ^akasaka.
e- (ki/bi) swelling; numbness.
e- (ki/bi) swelling; tumor; boil. cf. 2zjjuba.
e- (ki/bi) swelling, cf. zimbagatana.
e- (li/ma) swelling, bulge; knot (in a tree); tumor.
o- (lu/n) arch, swelling of the fingers.
a- plur. (li/ma) deep-seated abscess in muscle tissue; swelling of the legs.
e- (n/n) swelling of the glands, adenitis.
e- (n/n) syphilitic swelling on the knee or elbow; cyst on the hand or wrist.
e- (n/n) swelling of the feet.
e- (n/n) tumor, swelling, lump, bump (usually on the head,but it may also occur on other parts of the body).
e- (n/n) swelling, protrusion.
e- (n/n) bird; airplane; swelling in the side. Ekika ky'Ennyonyi, the Bird Clan, okugula ennyonyi, to flee in fear of the consequences of an evil or crime one has committed, lit. to buy an airplane. Mu nsawo temuli wadde ensimbi ekuba ennyonyi. He doesn't have a cent, lit. in his pocket there is not even a cent to strike a bird. cf. ekinyonyi, omunyonyi.
e- (n/n) swelling of a gland.
e- (li/ma) swell, breaker (on the sea); undulation, cf. singisira.
e- (li/ma) swelling, excrescence, knot (e.g., on a tree), cf. akasunduba.
become relaxed; grow slack; become refreshed; recuperate; go down (of a swelling); relieve oneself, go to the bathroom.
e- (li/ma) swelling up, surging up; anger, rage; disease of infants causing vomiting and foaming at the mouth, amazzi ag'ettumbiizi, surging of waters, ow'ettu- mbiizi, a hot-tempered person, cf. tumbiira.
e- no plur. (li/ma) swelling, bursting (esp. with rage), cf. tuyira.
become swollen; become livid with rage.
rise to a great height; be swollen, swell up (e.g., the stomach, a body of water); fig. become angry.
-etumbika (-etumbise) v.i. refl. become swollen; swell up with pride, become presumptuous. cf. entumbi; tumbiira.
be on the point of bursting (from overeating, anger, etc.). cf. tumbiira.
'Swell up; produce a bad odor.
also twalana (-twalanye) v.i. recip. take each other; fight furiously, attack each other fiercely; swell, swell up.
become swollen (of the head, neck, face).
mpuukidde) v.i. swell; fig. choke with rage.
become puffed up; become very fat.
swell up; fig. become angry/furious, okuzimba nga budde or okuzimba nga kisaka, lit. to swell up like the weather or the bush, i.e., to become sullen/gloomy/morose/uncommunicative.
be or become swollen (often fig., from anger, sullenness, etc.); take up too much room; be desolate; be gloomy (of the weather), cf. -zimbagavu; zimba, zimbagatana.
become swollen; puff up. cf. ekizimbagatana; omuzimbagatano; zimba, zimbagala.
okuzimbya entwiri, to become livid with rage.
v.tr. caus. cause to swell; cause to choke with rage. cf. ekiwuukirizi.
o- (mu/mi) swelling (esp. one which occurs suddenly), cf. zimbaga- tana.
v.tr. caus. cause to swell; put into a rage.
v.i. swell; spread; expand.
promote; popularize, okutumbula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice, okutumbula ebbeeyi y'emmwanyi, to raise the price of coffee, ebintu ebisinga okutumbula ku busuubuzi. the things which are most conducive to promoting/developing trade.
o- (mu/mi) lower abdominal swelling.
swell up; be obese; take up a lot of room (e.g., in sitting down).
okutuyira olw'obu- sungu, to burst with rage.
v.tr. caus. cause to swell up/become fat. cf. zimbulukuka.
v.tr. appl. caus. cause to swell/burst; distend.
v.tr. caus. cause to swell.
(la) swelling of the legs.