Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mugole mu̱kali ̱
mugole mu̱kali ̱ Pl: bagole
bakali ̱. n. bride.
mugole mudulu Pl: bagole
badulu. n. bridegroom.
mugoma Pl: migoma. n. garboard;
plank of wood on the side of a canoe or
boat that is fixed closest to the keel.
Syn: mubeka.
mugona Pl: migona. n. Nile river
mouth; north-eastern part of lake Albert
that has shallow water where the Nile
river enters the lake.
mugongo 1 Pl: migongo. n. 1 • waist,
back; part in the middle of the body
between the ribs and the hips.
Syn: mancwendu.
2 • type of dance.
lusaali lwa mugongo Pl: nsaali
za mugongo. n. spine; row of
bones at the back, in the middle of
the body, that runs from the neck to
the beginning of the buttocks.
kubenyeka mugongo v. Idiom.
reach puberty; attain the stage of
body growth during which the
reproductive organs develop and
s.b. becomes capable of having
children.
mugongo 2 Pl: migongo. n. village; area
inhabited by people and of the lowest
local authority status. Syn: kyaru.
mugonzeb̯wa Pl: bagonzeb̯wa.
From: Runyoro. n. lover, loved person;
s.b. who is shown much love.
mugoroobe interj. See main entry:
ogoroobe.
muhendu gu̱dooli̱
muguha Pl: miguha. n. rope; cord
made by twisting sisal or nets, larger
than ‘kiḵosi̱’ used esp. for tying
animals.
muguma karu̱ru̱ n. See main entry:
karu̱ru̱.
mugumba Pl: bagumba. n. barren
woman who does not reproduce.
mugweiraru Pl: bagweiraru. n. mad
person; s.b. who is mentally
incapacitated. Syn: mu̱tab̯u̱ku̱ b̯wongu,
mu̱hab̯u̱, mu̱hu̱ngu̱tu̱ku̱.
mugwete Pl: bagwete. n. heir; child
who takes over the title of his father
when he dies.
mugyende kurungi interj. See main
entry: ogyende kurungi.
muhaku Pl: mihaku. n. udder; part of a
female animal that has teats and in
which there is milk.
muhala Pl: bahala. n. young girl who is
not yet a woman.
muhalaawe Pl: bahalaawe. n. sister;
kinship term used by a boy of his sister.
muhanda Pl: mihanda. n. path, street;
track or a place that is made for people
or vehicles to pass through.
muhanda gundi Pl: mihanda
mindi. n. alternative.
muhanda gu̱kwiṉgi ̱iṟya
munda Pl: mihanda
miḵwiṉgi ̱iṟya munda. n. inlet,
opening, entrance; path through
which s.t. can get into s.t.
muhara Pl: bahara. n. daughter.
muhara wa mukama
Pl: bahara ba mukama. n.
princess.
muharabbu Pl: baharabbu. n. Arab;
s.b. from the middle East or North
Africa.
muhendu Pl: mihendu. n. 1 • quantity;
amount or number of s.t.
2 • price, cost; money that a buyer pays
for s.t.
muhendu gu̱dooli ̱ Pl: mihendu
miḏooli. ̱ n. inexpensive price,
cheap price.
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