Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

musala kyembu
musala kyembu n. See main entry:
kyembu.
musangu Pl: misangu. n. crime, legal
case; act that is against the law and
punishable by a fine or a prison
sentence. Syn: nsangu.
kukwata musangu v. Metaphor.
find guilty.
kucwera musangu v. blame;
think or say that s.b. is responsible
for s.t. bad.
kutoolwaho musangu v. drop
charges.
musanju num. seven.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya musanju num.
seventh.
mitwaru musanju num. seventy
thousand.
musaaha Pl: basaaha. n. 1 • friend; s.b.
you know well and like and who is not
usually a member of your family.
Syn: munywani.
2 • colleague; s.b. that you work with,
esp. in a profession or a business.
3 • expert; elder in a clan who knows a
lot about traditional ceremonies or
rituals. Syn: kagoogoole, kaku̱ngu̱,
katyonko, mu̱ku̱gu̱, muzira, kaguulu.
musaahi Pl: misaahi. From: Luganda.
n. blood; red liquid that flows through
the body tissues of man and animals.
Syn: ibbanga.
musaali Pl: misaali. n. tree; tall plant
that has roots, a stem, leaves and
branches.
musinyi
musaali gwa gaali Pl: misaali mya
gaali. n. top bar of a bicycle frame.
musaara Pl: misaara. n. wage, salary;
money that an employee earns after
working for a month.
musege 1 Pl: misege. n. Lycaon pictus.
wild dog; wild animal that resembles a
hyena, with a slender, long body long
legs, large rounded ears and a bushy
white tipped tail.
musege 2 Pl: misege. n. wild tree sp.,
greyish in colour, grows under other
trees, has small leaves and does not
grow very tall.
musembe Pl: basembe. n. heir; child
who is made heir due to support by all
the people and the siblings.
musensa Pl: basensa. n. s.b. who helps
the chairperson to judge a legal case.
museege Pl: baseege. n. poor person;
s.b. having very little money or not
having enough money for basic needs.
museehu Pl: miseehu. n. sauce from
peas leaves that mostly spends a night
on the fire to get dried.
musi Pl: basi. n. citizen, resident; s.b.
born in a place where he has the right to
settle. Syn: munyansi, nzaarwa.
musigazi Pl: basigazi. n. boy, s.b.
unmarried who is not yet a man.
musigazi wange Pl: basigazi
bange. n. boyfriend; s.b. who is the
lover of a girl.
musigazi wange Pl: basigazi bange.
n. See main entry: musigazi.
musimbo Pl: misimbo. n. 1 • deposit.
2 • bail; deposit that you give to a court
of law to stand surety for a prisoner on
trial.
musinisini Pl: misinisini. n. wild tree
sp. that does not grow big, has small
leaves with thin clubs that are not easily
broken, and is used for making rings for
constructing granaries.
musinkiri Pl: misinkiri. n. footstep;
noise made by feet.
musinyi Pl: misinyi. n. sand; soil that
has small particles, through which water
passes easily. Syn: mucanka.
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