Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

musiraamu
musiraamu Pl: basiraamu. From:
Arabic. n. Moslem.
musiri Pl: misiri. n. farm, garden; land
that s.b. is cultivating. Syn: ndimiro.
musirikale Var: mwisirikale;
musurukale. Pl: basirikale. n. soldier,
warden, guard, any type of security
personnel.
musisiye Pl: misisiye. n. big wild tree
sp. with small leaves that grows very
thick and very strong.
musisye adj. young.
musiibe kurungi interj. See main entry:
osiibe kurungi.
musiihira mmese Pl: misiihira
mmese. n. green tropical shrub sp. that
is mostly used for making arrow
handles.
musolo Pl: misolo. n. tax; money that is
levied on people and on goods in order
to raise revenue to run the government
of a country.
mu̱soroozi ̱ musolo
Var: musorooza musolo.
Pl: basoroozi ̱ musolo. n. tax
collector; s.b. who has the
responsibility of collecting money
that tax payers are charged.
musoma Pl: misoma. n. lagoon,
harbour, marina, dock; place at a
landing site where boats are anchored or
stored.
musomesa Var: mu̱somesya.
Pl: basomesa. n. 1 • teacher; s.b. whose
job is teaching, esp. in a school.
Syn: mwegesa.
2 • lay reader, catechist, deacon; s.b.
who reads prayer lessons in a church.
Syn: mwegesa, mu̱tebezi̱.
musomo Pl: misomo. n. area of
knowledge studied in a school, college,
etc.
musongi Pl: misongi. n. large tropical
hard wood tree sp. with hard and rough
leaves about the size of mango tree
leaves, has a trunk that can be split into
timber.
musoorooro Pl: misoorooro. n. wild
shrub sp. that grows among grass less
musyange
than 1 m high with brownish branches
and trunk and small leaves, used for
sweeping courtyards.
musu Pl: misu. n. spring; underground
place from where water naturally
emerges. Syn: nsoro.
musubbaawu Pl: misubbaawu. n.
wax candle in the middle of which is
inserted a thread-like wick that burns as
it melts.
musumaali Pl: misumaali. n. nail;
small piece of metal with a pointed end
used for nailing or joining things
together.
musumbi Pl: misumbi. n. beef, flesh;
animal meat without bones.
musumu Pl: misumu. n. uncommon,
short, wild fruit tree sp. that bears small
round fruit that turn yellowish when
ripe, the juice of which people suck.
musurukale n. See main entry:
musirikale.
muswagalu Pl: miswagalu. n.
footstep; sound that s.b. makes while
walking or running. Syn: mu̱ri̱iṯi̱,
mu̱siṉde.
muswaki Pl: miswaki. n. toothbrush;
tool that is used to clean the teeth.
muswaru Pl: miswaru. n. shyness,
guilt.
kwezegwa muswaru v. show
guilt. Syn: kwezegwa nsoni̱.
musyange Pl: misyange. n. 1 • tusk;
long curved tooth that protrudes out of
the mouth of some animals, esp. an
elephant.
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