Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mu̱gi̱sa gurungi
mu̱gi ̱sa gurungi Pl: mi ̱gi ̱sa
mirungi. n. fortune, good luck.
mu̱gi ̱sa gubiibi Pl: mi ̱gi ̱sa
mibiibi. n. misfortune, bad luck,
usually just occasionally.
Syn: mubiri gubiibi.
waamu̱gi ̱sa Pl: baamu̱gi ̱sa. n.
fortunate person; s.b. on whom
good things come unexpectedly.
mu̱go Pl: bamu̱go. From: Runyoro. n.
queen.
mu̱gobya Pl: bagobya. n. liar; s.b. who
tells lies.
mu̱gomoku̱ Pl: bagomoku̱. n. fat,
healthy person; s.b. who is not
emaciated or who has put on weight.
mu̱gonderi̱ Pl: bagonderi. ̱ n. obedient
person. Syn: mu̱hu̱liẕi̱, mwetegeerya.
mu̱goni̱ Pl: mi ̱goni. ̱ n. fish trap that is
woven from wires having a shape of a
basket net.
mu̱gozi̱ Pl: bagozi. ̱ n. rower.
mu̱goobeeri ̱ Pl: bagoobeeri. ̱ n. unfair
unjust person; s.b. who discriminates.
mu̱goonyi̱ Pl: bagoonyi. ̱ n. sojourner;
traveller who stays in a place for a short
period and afterwards departs.
mu̱gu̱gu̱mu̱ki ̱ Pl: bagu̱gu̱mu̱ki. ̱ n.
volatile person; s.b. with a temper who
is easily angered.
mu̱gu̱li̱ Pl: bagu̱li. ̱ n. customer, buyer.
mu̱gu̱mbu̱ri̱ Pl: bagu̱mbu̱ri. ̱ n.
1 • explorer, discoverer; s.b. who has
discovered or explored s.t.
2 • founder, innovative person; s.b. who
first sees or does s.t. that others had
never seen or done before.
Syn: mu̱tandiḵi̱, mukamakyo.
3 • inventor.
mu̱gu̱mi ̱siṟiẕi̱ Pl: bagu̱mi ̱siṟiẕi. ̱ n.
patient person.
mu̱gu̱ru̱kyagu̱ru̱kya
Pl: bagu̱ru̱kyagu̱ru̱kya. n. doubter;
s.b. who is doubtful or dodging s.t.
mu̱gu̱u̱da Pl: bagu̱u̱da. n. rich person;
s.b. who has much wealth.
Syn: waasente, waabye, mu̱gai̱ga,
mu̱hwe, mu̱tu̱ngi̱, weitungu.
mu̱handu̱
mu̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱ Pl: bagu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱. n. old
person; s.b. who has many years of age
whose strength has reduced.
mu̱gu̱zandwa Pl: mi ̱gu̱zandwa. n.
wild tree sp. with hard brittle leaves like
that of a tropical tree sp. and not easily
broken like a Baobab tree.
mu̱gwagwa Pl: bagwagwa. n.
irresponsible nuisance maker; s.b. rough
and bothersome who is disorganised
and does and says unwise things.
mu̱hab̯u̱ Pl: bahab̯u̱. n. crazy, rough
wild person; s.b. who does not mind
about anything and who does insane
things. Syn: mugweiraru,
mupoonghipoonghi.
mu̱hab̯u̱ri̱ Pl: bahab̯u̱ri ̱. n. adviser;
s.b. who gives advice and does not hide
good or bad.
mu̱hagaaru̱ Pl: bahagaaru̱. n.
undisciplined person.
mu̱hakani ̱sya Pl: bahakani ̱sya. n.
opposer, protestor; s.b. who does not
agree with an idea or a motion and tries
strongly to prevent it from succeeding.
mu̱hambaari ̱ Var: muẖamahami ̱.
Pl: bahambaari ̱. n. wanderer, vagrant,
vagabond; s.b. who moves here and
there without a purpose.
Syn: mu̱mangamangi̱, mu̱paaraari̱,
mu̱taabaani̱, mu̱cakazi̱, mwenjeeri̱,
mu̱taaru̱u̱ki̱, mu̱zengeeri̱.
mu̱hambi ̱ Pl: bahambi ̱. n. 1 • kidnaper.
2 • rapist.
muhambwa Pl: bahambwa. n.
1 • kidnapped person; s.b. who has
been abducted.
2 • rape victim.
mu̱handi ̱iḵi ̱ Pl: bahandi ̱iḵi ̱. n.
1 • secretary; official in an organization,
a group, etc. who deals with writing
letters, keeping records, etc.
2 • writer, author.
mu̱handu̱ Pl: bahandu̱. n. 1 • adult; s.b.
who is past childhood.
2 • head, boss; s.b. who leads others in
an administrative hierarchy, e.g., a
group, a country, a project, etc.
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