Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kutangiira
kutangiira v. welcome s.b.; greet a
visitor in a friendly and pleasant way.
kutara 1 v. start building a house or any
other structure or building.
kutara 2 v. wage war; start fighting or
quarrelling.
kutarambaara v. overflow; wastefully
pour out and spread out on the ground.
kutara-tara Var: kutara. v. stagger;
walk as if you are about to fall due to
weakness of the body, sickness or
drunkenness. Syn: kukapa-kapa.
kutata v. spy; collect secret information
about a person, country, organization,
etc. Syn: kubega.
kutatiira v. harden; be hard.
Syn: kwomeresana, kukangabala.
ku̱tati ̱iṟya v. 1 • strengthen,
reinforce; make s.t. strong.
2 • make s.t. tight, hard or firm.
Syn: kukaza, kugaga.
3 • Metaphor. motivate.
4 • Metaphor. complicate s.t.
kwetatiṟi̱iṟya v. Metaphor. endure;
put up with s.t. that is painful or
unpleasant without complaining.
Syn: kugumira, kulindira.
kutaaba v. contradict, have divergent
ideas; take different directions.
kutaabaana v. wander; walk slowly
here and there without any particular
sense of purpose or direction esp. due to
idleness. Syn: kwandaara, kwenjeera,
kuhama-hama, kumanga-manga,
kupaaraara, kutaaruuka, kuzengeera,
ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa.
kutaaduuka v. cross, jump over; move
from one side of s.t. to the other without
stepping on it. Syn: kucwa,
kutambaluka.
kutaaga v. 1 • request, plead; ask for s.t.
in a very obedient manner.
2 • yell, groan, scream; shout loudly due
to pain, fear, anger or excitement.
kwetaaga v. need; have a
requirement or need for s.t.
kutaala v. develop a habit to an extent
that it is hard to give it up.
kutema
kutaamuula v. scoop s.t. anyhow
without minding about how you do it.
kutaaruuka v. 1 • wander; walk slowly
here and there without any particular
sense of purpose or direction esp. due to
idleness. Syn: kwandaara, kwenjeera,
kuhama-hama, kumanga-manga,
kupaaraara, kutaabaana, kuzengeera,
ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa.
2 • Metaphor. be sexually promiscuous;
be sexually unstable as to go in for one
after another. Syn: kwendye-ndya,
kuraaya, kub̯unga, kurawarawa, kukora
b̯wenzi̱, ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa, kukora
ikunzi.
kutebeza Var: kuṯebya. v. preach; tell
people a religious gospel, esp. in a
church.
kutega 1 v. 1 • set a trap when hunting or
fishing.
2 • open a hand or any other thing when
you are asking for or receiving s.t.
Syn: kwala, kub̯uula.
kutega kategu v. Metaphor. deceive
s.b.; get s.t. from s.b. by means of a
trick.
kutega 2 v. shave; cut off hair from s.b.’s
face. Syn: kumwa, kuhala, kugema.
kutegeka v. plan; prepare for s.t. you
want to do in the future.
kwetegekera v. plan your future.
kuteketeera v. be soft. Syn: kuheheera,
kworoba, kuhudekeera.
kutema v. 1 • chop, cut; use a large sharp
instrument to divide s.t.
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