Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mwengeseru
mwengeseru Pl: mengeseru. n. upper
grinding stone; small round smooth
piece of stone that is rubbed or pressed
against ‘lubengu’ to grind s.t. like
millet, salt, etc. into powdery form.
mwengeseru gweiḻu̱ n. See main
entry: iḻu̱.
mwenjeeri ̱ Pl: benjeeri. ̱ n. wanderer,
vagrant, vagabond; s.b. who moves here
and there without a purpose.
Syn: mu̱hambaari̱, mu̱mangamangi̱,
mu̱paaraari̱, mu̱taabaani̱, mu̱cakazi̱,
mu̱taaru̱u̱ki̱, mu̱zengeeri̱.
mwenob̯u̱ Pl: beenob̯u̱. n. frustrated
person; s.b. who despises himself due to
failure to achieve what he has
consistently been hoping for.
mwenzi̱ Pl: benzi. ̱ n. prostitute; s.b. who
has much lust for sex. Syn: waakagulu,
malaaya, mu̱b̯u̱ngi̱, murawarawa,
mu̱taaru̱u̱ki̱, mu̱si̱iẖani̱.
mwepanki ̱ Pl: beepanki. ̱ n. egotist,
conceited, boastful person; s.b. who
shows pride raising himself to a
standard he has not yet reached.
mwera meenyu n. thorns of a kind of
a tropical tree sp. that are fixed into the
ring of a hunting trap.
mweri ̱ Pl: myeri ̱. n. 1 • moon; round
object in the sky that shines at night
giving light.
2 • month; period of time equal to four
weeks.
kubba ku mweri̱ Var: kuwona
mweri ̱. v. Taboo. Euph. menstruate;
undergo the female process that
causes bleeding from the uterus
every month. Syn: kubba mu nsonga.
Mweri ̱ Gwakabiri adv. February;
month between January and March.
Mweri ̱ Gwakanei adv. April; month
between March and May.
Mweri ̱ Gwakasatu adv. March;
month between February and April.
Mweri ̱ Gwakataanu adv. May; month
between April and June.
Mweri ̱ Gwakubanza adv. January;
month between December and
February.
mwetegerezi̱
Mweri ̱ Gwamukaaga adv. June;
month between May and July.
Mweri ̱ Gwamunaanei adv. August;
month between July and September.
Mweri ̱ Gwamusanju adv. July;
month between June and August.
Mweri ̱ Gwamwenda adv. September;
month between August and October.
Mweri ̱ Gweiḵu̱mi ̱ adv. October;
month between September and
November.
Mweri ̱ Gweiḵu̱mi ̱ na gu̱mwei̱ adv.
November; month between October and
December.
Mweri ̱ Gweiḵu̱mi ̱ na mibiri adv.
December; month between November
and January.
mweriṉdi ̱ Pl: beeriṉdi. ̱ n. selfcontrolled,
careful person; s.b. who
does s.t. with care so that he does not
get into trouble. Syn: mwegyenderezi̱.
mweroobe Pl: myeroobe. n. Taboo.
menstrual, sanitary pad; soft piece of
cloth that a woman wraps around her
female organs when she is menstruating
in order to prevent blood from flowing
out.
mweru 1 n. bumper crop; good harvest.
mweru 2 n. disorientation; getting lost
(due to absent mindedness or
distraction).
mwesigwa Pl: beesigwa. n.
trustworthy person; s.b. honest, faithful,
reliable, in whom people believe or are
confident.
Mwesi ̱gwa n. name of a person.
mwesi ̱mbi ̱ Pl: beesi ̱mbi. ̱ n. candidate;
s.b. registered to campaign in order to
get leadership through elections.
mwetagu̱ Pl: beetagu̱. n. s.b. with very
strong violent emotions characterised
by lack of calmness, reason, etc. esp.
due to s.b. being annoyed.
mwetaagi ̱ Pl: beetaagi. ̱ n. needy
person.
mwetegeku̱ Pl: beetegeku̱. n.
prepared person; s.b. who is ready.
mwetegerezi ̱ Pl: beetegerezi. ̱ n.
1 • sensible, wise, responsible person;
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