Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱pangi̱sya
ku̱pangi ̱sya v. 1 • hire, rent; pay for s.t.
so that you use it for a short time.
2 • board with s.b.
ku̱piḵi ̱pwa v. tremble with fear; be very
worried or frightened. Syn: kukankana.
ku̱pi ̱ma Var: ku̱pi ̱ma-pi ̱ma. v.
1 • evaluate, test, weigh up, assess,
compare; consider s.t. very carefully,
before deciding to do it.
Syn: ku̱lengeseni̱a, kugingiira.
2 • imagine; have a picture in the mind
of what s.t. might be or to try to equate
s.t. Syn: kuteeba, ku̱hiẖiṟi̱iṟya.
3 • aim; point a weapon properly at
some target.
4 • measure, weigh; get the length and
width, or weight of s.t. Syn: kulenga.
5 • survey; find the boundaries of land.
ku̱pi ̱mpiṟa v. bump into; meet s.b. or
s.t. unexpectedly.
ku̱piṟiḵani ̱a v. forcefully cause s.t. to
pass through s.t. else.
ku̱piṟi̱pa v. 1 • rub; scrape s.t. against
another or in the hands.
2 • make a permanent mark on s.b.’s
ears by making small holes with a
needle.
3 • drill a hole.
ku̱piṯiḵa v. gallop; running of an animal
by long jumping strides.
ku̱pompogereerya v. emphasise; give
special importance to a point so that s.b.
takes it seriously. Syn: kukometereza.
ku̱poolookya v. See main entry:
kupoolooka.
ku̱pu̱mpu̱u̱ta v. see dimly; be partially
blind.
ku̱ra na ku̱ra adv. forever, eternal,
without end; existing or continuing
forever. Syn: biro na biro, di̱ na di̱.
ku̱rabya v. See main entry: kurabaho.
ku̱ramu̱kya v. greet s.b. in order to find
out how he is.
ku̱ramya v. praise, worship; totally
believe in s.b. and respect him due to
love, trust or admiration. Syn: kucaka,
kuhaariiza, kukugiza, kunyumiza,
kupaaka, kutenda, kutumbula.
ku̱ryega
ku̱ramya ki ̱si̱sani̱ v. worship an
idol.
ku̱rarangya bya magu̱li̱ v. See main
entry: kuraranga.
ku̱ri̱iṯya 1 v. compete; struggle hard to be
more successful or better than s.b. else
who is trying to do the same as you.
Syn: kusimbiranwa, kukwatangana,
ku̱nyeega.
ku̱ri̱iṯya 2 v. move noisily.
ku̱riṉdya v. lasso; get a noose around a
leg, neck, etc. of s.t. and pull the other
end of the rope so that the circle that is
tied on the other end of the rope with
the knot gets smaller and smaller as the
rope is pulled so that eventually the
thing gets tied firmly.
ku̱rofu̱hara v. be dirty.
Syn: kucaafuhara.
ku̱romba v. meet, converge; find
yourself in one place with another either
intentionally or accidentally.
ku̱rombya v. compete; face s.b. or
s.t. you can not easily outcompete in
a struggle.
ku̱ru̱ku̱ru̱ Pl: maku̱ru̱ku̱ru̱. n. fishing
method that catches Tilapia and is
carried out just as the beach-sein is
done.
ku̱ru̱mba Var: kufumba. v. attack,
confront; face s.b. in a way to fight or in
a quarrelsome way.
ku̱ru̱mbwa Var: kufumbwa. v. be
attacked, provoked by s.b. to a fight
or a quarrel.
ku̱ru̱mya v. make s.b. feel pain.
ku̱ru̱ndu̱kya v. shock; surprise and
upset s.b.
kweru̱ndu̱ka v. 1 • be in shock; feel
shivering of the body due to seeing
or hearing s.t. that you have not
been expecting. Syn: kwekanga.
2 • jerk; move suddenly due to
fright.
n. stimulus, shock.
ku̱ru̱u̱ba v. See main entry: ku̱ju̱uḇa.
ku̱ryega v. refuse; refuse to go
somewhere forcefully. Syn: kwekunuka,
ku̱giṟa, kugaana, kuẖyema, kusuula.
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