Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mu̱teekaniẕi̱
mu̱teekaniẕi̱ Pl: bateekaniẕi. ̱ n.
organiser; s.b. who is responsible for
organising.
mu̱teeku̱ Pl: bateeku̱. n. calm, serene,
mild, gentle, modest, humble person.
Syn: mu̱cu̱leeru̱, mwiṉyamu̱, mu̱holu̱,
mu̱tesi̱.
mu̱tiḏa Pl: miṯiḏa. n. slingshot, catapult;
shooting device made out of a stick
shaped like a letter Y on which is
attached a rubber band used, esp. by
young children to shoot at birds.
mu̱ti ̱iṉi ̱ Pl: bati ̱iṉi. ̱ n. coward, fearful,
timid person; s.b. who does not have
courage t o do s.t. Syn: mu̱tiṯi̱iẕi̱, mwoba.
mu̱ti ̱iṉi ̱sya Var: mu̱ti ̱iṉi ̱siṟi ̱iṟya.
Pl: bati ̱iṉi ̱sya. n. extortionist; s.b. who
intimidates or threatens another person
so as to cause them do s.t. against their
wish.
mu̱ti ̱iṟa Pl: miṯi ̱iṟa. n. wild tree sp. that
does not grow very big, with thorns on
its branches that can be propagated from
stem cuttings, used esp. as fences
around kraals because it develops short
roots very fast.
mu̱ti ̱mbi ̱ Pl: bati ̱mbi. ̱ n. cook; s.b.
whose job is to cook food.
mu̱tiṉdo 1 Var: mu̱tiṉde. Pl: miṯiṉdo.
n. loud noise or vibration. Syn: muṟiṉdi̱,
itoko.
mu̱tiṉdo 2 Pl: miṯiṉdo. n. level,
standard, fashion; particular quality or a
position in a scale of importance.
Syn: mu̱lembe, lulengu, idaara.
mu̱tiṉgaani ̱ Pl: batiṉgaani ̱. n.
girlfriend; girl or woman that s.b. is
having a romantic relationship with.
Syn: mukunzi.
mu̱tiṟo Pl: miṯiṟo. n. pestle; round
straight carved wood, about half a metre
long, used for pounding cassava or
groundnuts in a mortar.
mu̱tiṯi ̱iẕi̱ Pl: batiṯi ̱iẕi. ̱ n. timid person
who is extremely slow in doing things.
Syn: mu̱ti̱iṉi̱, mwoba.
mu̱tondi̱ Pl: batondi. ̱ n. discriminator;
unfair person. Syn: mu̱soroori̱,
waakatondo, waakasorooro.
mu̱yolo
mu̱tontoromi ̱ Pl: batontoromi. ̱ n.
complainer.
mu̱tu̱mbu̱ku̱ Pl: batu̱mbu̱ku̱. n.
famous person. Syn: yeegebeerwe.
mu̱tu̱menge n. See main entry:
lu̱tu̱menge.
mu̱tu̱ndi ̱ Pl: batu̱ndi. ̱ n. seller.
mu̱tu̱ndi ̱ wa miḇazi̱ Pl: batu̱ndi ̱
ba miḇazi. ̱ n. chemist, pharmacist,
drug seller.
mu̱tu̱ngi ̱ Pl: batu̱ngi. ̱ n. rich, wealthy
person.
mu̱tu̱ntu̱lu̱ Pl: miṯu̱ntu̱lu̱. n. shade,
shadow.
mu̱tu̱ntu̱zi̱ Pl: batu̱ntu̱zi. ̱ n.
persecutor.
mu̱twe 1 Pl: miṯwe. n. 1 • head; part of
the body on top of the neck containing
the eyes, nose, mouth, ears and brain.
2 • prow; front part of a boat.
mu̱twe 2 Pl: miṯwe. n. theme, topic.
mu̱vu̱gi ̱ Pl: bavu̱gi. ̱ n. driver, rider.
mu̱vu̱gi ̱ wa ndege Pl: bavu̱gi ̱ ba
ndege. n. pilot.
mu̱woneeri ̱ Pl: bawoneeri. ̱ n.
1 • caretaker; s.b. who cares for s.b. or
s.t. and provides what they need for
their health or protection.
Syn: mu̱liṉgi̱iṟi̱, mu̱liṉdi̱, mukuza,
mu̱handya.
2 • monitor; s.b. who supervises by
watching.
mu̱woni̱ Pl: bawoni. ̱ n. witness; s.b.
who is seeing s.t. or s.b. who was
present when s.t. was happening.
Syn: mu̱kei̱so.
mu̱yambi ̱ Pl: bayambi ̱. From:
Luganda. n. helper; s.b. who gives
support to help s.b. solve a problem.
mu̱yembe Pl: mi ̱yembe. n. mango; big
domestic tree with large leaves, has fruit
that become yellow when ripe, and
whose flowers are very attractive to a
certain type of insect.
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