Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mukandwa
mukandwa Pl: mikandwa. n. wild
tree sp. whose leaves and colour very
much resemble the ‘mulaaliki’ tree
except for the fact that it has thorns and
is very strong and brittle.
mukara Pl: mikara. n. wild tree sp. that
grows tall, greyish in colour, with
leaves like those of a mango tree, but
shorter and broader and in strength it is
next to the hardest tropical tree.
mukazi Pl: bakazi. n. messy, shabby,
untidy unattractive person.
Syn: mucoome.
mukaa mudulu Pl: bakaa badulu.
n. wife; married woman, a man’s partner
in marriage. Syn: mukyara.
mukaaga 1 Pl: mikaaga. n. dowry,
bride price; property or money that the
parents of the boy give the parents of
the girl for getting engaged with her in
marriage.
mukaaga 2 num. six.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya mukaaga num. sixth.
mitwaru mukaaga num. sixty
thousand.
mukeikuru Var: mukaikuru.
Pl: bakeikuru. n. old woman.
mukere Pl: bakere. n. baby or young
toddler less than 18 months old.
mukeeka Pl: mikeeka. n. grass mat
that is woven from thread like plant
materials.
mukeeto Var: mukeetu. Pl: bakeeto. n.
treasurer; s.b. who has the responsibility
to keep money for an organisation, a
group, etc. Syn: mu̱bi̱iḵi̱, mukwata
nsimbi, mukwata nsahu.
mukindo Pl: mikindo. n. palm tree;
straight tropical tree with a mass of long
leaves at the top, that are used by
Christians to march with on Palm
Sunday.
mukodo Pl: bakodo. From: Runyoro.
n. mean, stingy person; s.b. who does
not give what he has or who spends on
s.t., but underpays the seller, i.e., s.b.
who hates paying full price.
Syn: mulimiriirwa, mutatiro, i̱syoko,
mwi̱mi̱, mupu, wa ngalu gitatiro.
mukungu
mukolo Pl: mikolo. n. grass sp. that
resembles millet with white seeds that
mostly grows on dry land.
mukolyo Pl: mikolyo. n. wild tree sp.
with rough bark, without thorns, slightly
large leaves and it is very good for
making charcoal.
mukoma Pl: mikoma. n. wild tree sp.
that grows with straight branches, with
leaves that are not very large and is not
easily broken.
mukoma karu̱ru̱ n. See main entry:
karu̱ru̱.
mukondo 1 Pl: mikondo. n. navel; scar
on the stomach, from a tube of tissue
that connected a baby to its mother and
which was cut at the moment of birth.
Mukondo 2 n. name of a person.
mukono Pl: mikono. n. 1 • arm.
2 • handwriting.
3 • sleeve; part of a garment that covers
the whole or part of an arm.
kutaho mukono v. endorse.
mukora masana n. See main entry:
muḵori.
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mukoro Var: mukooro. Pl: mikoro. n.
ceremony, function, festival, show;
activity that brings many people for a
purpose.
mukooto Pl: bakooto. n. big, large, fat
person; s.b. with a large body volume.
mukugiro Pl: mikugiro. n. selvage;
edge of a piece of fabric or anything
that is woven.
mukule Var: mukulye. Pl: mikule. n.
extremely loud laughter.
kukuuta mukule v. laugh
extremely loudly.
mukungu Pl: bakungu. n. sub-parish
chief appointed by the king in order to
rule a village.
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