Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kujwera
Syn: kuhara, kuroopa, kuswanyura,
kukaalula.
kujwera v. slash; use a slasher to clear
dense shrubs or bush.
kukaba v. 1 • become paralysed; lose
feeling in your body. Syn: kusarara.
2 • die. Syn: kuheneka, ku̱kwa.
kukaabiira v. be in a comma, be
unconscious and then coming in and
out of the coma.
kukadula Var: kukadulaho. v. break
off; divide s.t. into parts due to pulling
strongly or cutting.
kukadula-kadula v. cut s.t. into
various parts several times.
kukaduka v. be broken, cut off; get
divided into parts due to being
strongly pulled or cut.
kukaga v. catch a smell, get a whiff;
sense an odour.
kukaguza From: Runyoro. v. ask.
kukaguzib̯wa v. be asked.
kukalab̯uka v. suddenly begin running
very fast. Syn: ku̱tu̱ku̱luḵa.
kukama 1 v. gel, congeal, clot, set,
freeze, solidify; change from liquid state
into solid state. Syn: kwekwata.
kukama 2 v. milk; pull the teats of an
animal in order to squeeze out milk
from the udder.
kukanuka
kukamula v. 1 • squeeze, wring; twist a
wet piece of cloth or press s.t. so that
liquid comes out.
2 • Metaphor. exploit, manipulate; treat
s.b. unfairly by making them work very
hard and not giving them what is due to
them in return. Syn: kudiiriira,
ku̱koresya, kunywereera.
kukanda v. knead; make s.t. uniform in
consistency by moving it with the
hands, e.g., bread dough.
kukandagiira v. compact soil by
treading on it repeatedly.
kwekandagiira v. harden; become
hard through natural processes.
kukanga From: Luganda. v. threaten;
say that you will cause trouble, hurt s.b.,
etc. if you do not get what you want.
kukangabala v. 1 • be hard, brittle.
Syn: kwomeresana, kutatiira.
2 • Metaphor. be adamant, rigid; reject
s.t. completely without considering it.
kukanika From: English. v. repair; mend
s.t. that is damaged or broken.
Syn: ku̱niẖiṟi̱iṟya.
kukamba 1 v. 1 • have a slight taste of
bitterness.
2 • Metaphor. become angry, aggressive.
kukamba 2 v. tie or fasten s.t. very
tightly around s.t. else.
kukambuula v. demolish a roof.
kukambuuka v. get removed,
demolished, or blown off, of iron
sheets or grass thatch from a house.
kukankada v. spill; pour s.t. by way of
throwing.
kukankadira v. splash on; wet s.t.
by pouring on.
kukankana v. 1 • shiver; feel trembling
or the heart pumping faster.
2 • jerk, move suddenly.
3 • tremble with fear; be very worried or
frightened. Syn: ku̱piḵi̱pwa.
ku̱kankani ̱a v. intimidate; frighten
or threaten s.b. so that you do what
they want. Syn: kukanga,
kwiṉgiṟi̱iṟya, ku̱ti̱iṉi̱siṟi̱iṟya.
kukanuka v. die suddenly without any
sickness.
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