Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwehwesya
kwehwesya v. gasp, have laboured
breathing due to fatigue, surprise, or
pain.
kwehweseerya v. sigh; take in and
then let out along deep noisy breath
due to fatigue, tension or fear.
kwei ̱ pro. See main entry: kwange.
kweiṉyu̱ma v. be at the back or rear; be
behind s.t.
adv. back, backward, behind, rearward,
opposite of forward; not in front.
kweiṉyu̱maho adv. sometime back,
awhile ago; after a short period.
kwejaayiika v. See main entry:
kujaayiika.
kwejengera Var: kwejengiṟa. v. See
main entry: ku̱jenga.
kwejunga v. See main entry: kujunga.
kwejuumuka v. See main entry:
kujuumuka.
kweju̱gu̱u̱jya v. gargle; put water
inside the mouth in order to wash it.
kwekalakaasa From: Luganda. v.
1 • riot; participate in a violent mob to
openly resist against a policy or an
action by leaders. Syn: kwesansala,
kwolokya b̯wemi̱.
2 • go on strike; stop work in order to
press demands. Syn: kwesansala.
kwekamba v. be hardworking; struggle
and put in effort. Syn: kuwaya-waya,
ku̱lwani̱sya, kupatikana, kwenyamula,
kugada-gada, kuguuguuza, kuṉyeega,
kupataka, kupoolooka, ku̱tiṯa,
kwesabbula, ku̱ri̱iṯya.
kwekambi ̱sya v. encourage.
Syn: kutamu maani, kwiṟyamu maani.
kwekanasa Var: kwekanisa. v. quit,
abandon; give up doing s.t. in disgust
due to feeling unfairly treated.
kwekandagiira v. See main entry:
kukandagiira.
kwekanga From: Luganda. v. be in
shock; feel shivering of the body due to
seeing or hearing s.t. that you have not
been expecting. Syn: kweru̱nduḵa.
kwekankabbula v. 1 • evade, dodge;
respond to questions very fast in order
to avoid other questions.
kwekoraho
2 • struggle so that you forcibly free
yourself from s.b. who is trying to catch
you or has already caught you.
kwekarandya v. force phlegm from the
throat so that you can spit it out.
kwekaakyamu Var: kwekaakyakaakyamu.
v. meddle, pry, nose in;
become involved in s.t. that does not
concern you. Syn: kwebbwogiṟamu,
kwekiikamu, kweziṉgi̱iṟyamu,
kwejungamu, kwesuḇbamu.
kwekaanya v. observe; critically look at
s.t. in order to understand it properly.
kwekebei ̱ja Var: kwekebeeja. v.
examine, scrutinise, analyse critically;
try to find out all the facts about s.t. in
order to confirm s.t.
kwekenga v. suffer guilt, feel wrongly
accused; feel touched as if it is you who
did s.t. wrong that is being condemned.
kwekengesereerya v. show guilt; beat
around the bush or do unusual things
showing exactly that you really have
some knowledge about an event.
kwekerengura v. See main entry:
kweberengura.
kwekingirana v. See main entry:
kukinga.
kwekiikamu v. 1 • meddle, nose in, pry;
poke your nose into s.b.’s affairs.
Syn: kwebbwogiṟamu, kwekaakyamu,
kweziṉgi̱iṟyamu, kwejungamu,
kwesuḇbamu.
2 • hinder, oppose; make it difficult for
s.b. to do s.t. or s.t. to happen.
Syn: kwesimbamu.
kwekiiniira v. 1 • defecate while
strongly forcing the faeces out.
2 • push, force out; act of delivering that
causes a woman to take in deep breathes
in order to push out the baby.
Syn: kuheera.
kweki ̱iẕiḵa v. See main entry: kuḵi ̱iẕiḵa.
kwekombera v. See main entry:
kukomba.
kwekoraho Var: kwekolaho. v. See
main entry: kukoraho.
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