Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱teeresya
ku̱teeresya v. disagree; speak angrily to
s.b. because you disagree with them.
ku̱teerya v. 1 • add on; increase the
quantity of s.t. Syn: kwongera.
2 • add numbers.
kuteeranizaho v. add to what you
already have.
ku̱teesagaalya v. be extremely tired,
fatigued; feeling as if you were beaten.
ku̱teesu̱ka v. 1 • escape narrowly; get
off, by good luck, from being detained.
Syn: kubbusuka.
2 • lose support.
ku̱teesu̱liẕa v. untangle; untie s.t. that is
tangled or tied onto s.t. else.
Syn: kwahula, kwahuura, kwanzuura,
ku̱niẖiṟi̱iṟya.
ku̱teesu̱lwa v. See main entry:
kuṯeesya.
ku̱teesya Var: ku̱teesuḻa. v. 1 • resign;
officially tell s.b. that you are leaving
your job, an organization, etc. due to
personal reasons.
2 • release, set free; let s.b. out of a
place where he has been kept or
trapped.
kweteesu̱liẕa v. 1 • struggle so that
you rescue yourself from s.b. who
has caught you.
Syn: kwebbugubbula.
2 • untie, untangle, release yourself.
ku̱teesu̱lwa v. released; be set free
from a place where you have been
kept or trapped.
ku̱ti ̱ga v. leave; go away from a place.
ku̱ti ̱gi ̱iṟa v. leave s.b. or s.t. far
behind; move ahead of s.b.
ku̱ti ̱ga-ti ̱ga v. touch; put your hands or
fingers onto s.t. many times and
sometimes leave some spots.
Syn: kugaza-gaza, kukwata-kwata.
ku̱ti ̱giṯa Var: kuḏi ̱giṯa. v. 1 • tickle;
playfully use a finger, esp. on the armpit
or on the body sides, so that s.b. laughs
or jerks.
2 • fondle, caress.
ku̱ti ̱iṉa v. 1 • fear, be scared; feel panic
when you are in danger, when you
ku̱tiṉdu̱ka
expect s.t. dangerous to happen or when
s.t. has frightened you.
2 • worry about unpleasant things that
might happen or about problems that
you have.
3 • respect.
ku̱ti ̱iṉi ̱siṟi̱iṟya Var: ku̱ti ̱iṉi ̱sya. v.
intimidate, threaten, scare, frighten;
tell or show s.b. that you will
punish, hurt or put them in trouble.
Syn: kukanga, ku̱kankani̱a,
kwiṉgiṟi̱iṟya.
ku̱ti ̱iṉwa v. be respected due to a
high rank on the job, good self
regard, etc.
ku̱ti ̱iṟa v. disgust; cause s.b. to be
sickened by s.t.
ku̱ti ̱iṟwa v. become disgusted.
ku̱ti ̱iẕa v. lend; give s.t. that will be
returned after some agreed time.
kweti ̱iẕa v. borrow; take s.t. that
belongs to s.b. else, use it and return
it later.
ku̱ti ̱mba 1 Var: ku̱tu̱mba. v. cook;
prepare food by way of warming,
boiling, frying, smoking, mingling etc.
ku̱ti ̱mba maaci Var: ku̱tu̱mba
maaci. v. brew; make a local
alcoholic drink.
ku̱ti ̱mba 2 v. 1 • decorate; hang or put s.t.
on s.t. else to make it look more
attractive.
2 • advertise s.t. or make a public
announcement. Syn: kuranga hasyanu̱.
ku̱tiṉda 1 v. rumble, boom, roar, bang;
make noise like that of a huge drum.
Syn: kuhuura.
ku̱tiṉda 2 v. 1 • eat sauce sparingly.
2 • save, be frugal; avoid wasting s.t. or
using more than necessary.
Syn: kukeekereza.
ku̱tiṉda 3 v. heap things up in a very big
or high pile.
ku̱tiṉdiḇana v. rumble; make a long
deep sound or series of sounds.
ku̱tiṉdu̱ka v. faint, collapse; suddenly
fall down unconsciously while you have
been standing.
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