Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mali̱ga
mali ̱ga Sg: iḻi ̱ga. n. tears; liquid that
comes from the eyes when you are
crying.
ku̱hetya mali ̱ga v. Metaphor. shed
a stream of tears.
mamburuga n. mumps.
mambya n. dawn; time of day when
light first appears. Syn: b̯wiṟe kukya.
mananu n. truth, truthfulness, fact; s.t.
that is true, esp. with proof.
Syn: mazi̱ma.
interj. surely.
mancwendu n. waist; front lower part
of the waist around the stomach.
Syn: mugongo.
mandarakwa From: Alur. n. local
alcoholic brew that is drunk in a gourd
with hot water.
mangada n. Mandarin; domestic tree
that is very like an orange tree but with
smaller fruit that are very sweet.
mangoota n. sleeping sickness; tropical
disease carried by the tsetse fly that
causes a feeling of wanting to go to
sleep and usually causes death.
manzye n. stem of sorghum.
manya adv. maybe; condition of being
uncertain about s.t.; being doubtful
about s.t.
manyegereeru̱ n. paralysis; loss of
function of the body, esp. of the legs.
manyondo n. honey; thick sticky
substance produced by bees that is
sweet like sugar. Syn: b̯uhooki.
maradaadi From: Kiswahili. adj. smartlooking.
marara n. pride, self-importance, conceit,
egotism; having too high an opinion of
yourself because you think that you are
better or more important than other
people.
maraasi n. perfume; cosmetics that emit
an extremely pleasant scent.
Masaka n. name of a city.
masali ̱sali̱ n. glare; reflected light rays
from water formed when the sun is
brightly shining.
masana n. miracle, magic, supernatural
event; art of doing things that seem
mate ga mu̱zoloi̱
impossible in order to entertain people
or the power of making impossible
things happen by saying special words
or doing special things, either good or
bad.
mukora masana Var: muḵori ̱ wa
masana. Pl: bakora ba masana.
n. miracle worker.
masangananzira Var: masangaani. n.
crossroads, intersection, junction; place
where two or more routes meet.
masanyarazi n. electricity; energy
used to produce heat and light that
passes through wire, used in industries,
for cooking, ironing, etc.
kukuutwa masanyarazi v. Idiom.
be electrocuted.
masanyu From: Luganda. n. happiness,
pleasure, amusement, fun; feeling that
s.b. has when he is excited or joyful.
maseege Var: b̯useege. n. poverty; lack
of riches or possessions.
Masindi n. name of a city.
masira n. pus; whitish or yellowish
liquid that oozes from a wound.
masomo ga bya kutab̯ura v. See
main entry: isomo.
masoohe n. millet beer; alcoholic brew
that is prepared from only millet.
matali n. rust;, reddish-brown substance
that is formed on some metals by the
action of water and air.
kukwatwa matali v. Metaphor. be
corroded with rust.
mate n. milk; drink that comes out of the
breast or udder of a mammal as food for
its young one.
mate ga lu̱koni ̱ n. sap; gum that
oozes from a ‘lu̱koni̱’ plant when
you have cut it or broken it.
mate ga mutoma n. sap; white
gum like milk, that oozes from the
bark of a ‘mutoma’ tree when you
have cut it or broken it.
mate ga mu̱zoloi̱ n. sap; white
gum like milk that oozes out of a
‘mu̱zoloi̱’ tree when you have cut it
or broken it.
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