Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

b̯u̱pu̱u̱ti ̱
b̯u̱pu̱u̱ti ̱ n. 1 • stupidity; behaviour that
shows a lack of thought or good
judgement.
2 • dumbness; quality of being slow to
learn, not clever or intelligent.
Syn: b̯umbuda, b̯umadara, b̯u̱siṟu̱,
b̯udoma.
b̯u̱raamu̱zi̱ n. judiciary; group of judges
and lawyers who shoulder the
responsibility of interpreting the law.
b̯u̱rofu̱ n. dirt; uncleanliness of s.t. in
form of dust, sweat, mud, etc.
Syn: b̯ucaafu.
b̯u̱roi̱ n. millet; grain food crop that
resembles sorghum and is mostly used
as yeast for alcohol.
b̯u̱ru̱mi ̱ n. pain; feeling of abnormality
in the body due to harm or sickness.
B̯u̱ru̱ndi ̱ n. name of a country.
b̯u̱sadamu̱ku̱ n. 1 • loose talk; speech
uttered without any self-control.
Syn: karab̯ule.
2 • lack of self-control.
b̯u̱seegu̱ri̱ n. use of obscenities.
b̯u̱seeri ̱ n. sickness, illness, disease.
b̯u̱seeri ̱ b̯wa kahungura n.
epilepsy; disease that affects the
nervous system causing s.b. to
become unconscious suddenly,
often with violent movements of the
body. Syn: kapu̱mpu̱li̱, nsi̱mbu̱.
b̯u̱seeri ̱ b̯wa bisolo n. animal
disease, e.g., foot and mouth.
b̯u̱si̱giḵiṟo n. 1 • friction; resistance
encountered when s.t. is moved in
contact with another.
2 • strength, stamina, toughness; state of
not getting tired quickly or of having
much energy in the body.
b̯u̱si̱giḵiṟo b̯wa nkeiṯo n.
groove.
b̯u̱si̱iẖani ̱ n. promiscuity; state of having
sexual lust and indulging in casual and
indiscriminate sexual relations.
b̯u̱si̱iṟa n. ignorance.
b̯u̱si̱i̱sa b̯ukaleeta nseeri ̱ n. germ.
b̯u̱siṉge Sg: kasiṉge. n. peace; situation
in which there is no war or violence,
b̯u̱terekereeru̱
where there is calm and a state of living
in friendship with others. Syn: mirembe.
b̯u̱siṉgu̱zi̱ From: Runyoro. n. success.
b̯u̱siṟu̱ From: Luganda. n. 1 • stupidity;
behaviour that shows a lack of thought
or good judgement.
2 • dumbness; quality of being slow to
learn, not clever or intelligent.
Syn: b̯umbuda, b̯umadara, b̯u̱pu̱u̱ti̱,
b̯udoma.
b̯u̱sobozi ̱ n. power, authority; right to
ordering or control people.
waab̯u̱sobozi ̱ Pl: baab̯u̱sobozi. ̱ n.
ruler, supreme head; s.b. who has
the authority to order and control
people.
b̯u̱somu̱ n. education.
b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi̱ n. trade, business; activity of
buying and selling goods in order to
earn profit.
b̯u̱syanu̱ n. whiteness.
b̯u̱syo n. 1 • face; front of the head
between the beginning of the hair and
the chin.
2 • forehead.
b̯u̱tadoori ̱ adj. unfair.
b̯u̱tagatu̱ From: Runyoro. n. warmth,
pleasant heat; that is warm, but not hot
or cold. Syn: b̯uhyo.
b̯u̱talangani ̱a n. complication,
complexity; state of being difficult to
understand.
b̯u̱taliḇaniẕi̱ n. stubbornness, nuisance;
interruption of s.b. who is trying to
work. Syn: b̯wendereerya, b̯u̱gadya.
b̯u̱tami ̱iṟu̱ n. drunkenness; state that
makes s.b. remain drunk all the time.
Syn: itamiiro.
b̯u̱taaru̱u̱ki ̱ n. prostitution; act of being
unstable as to go in for one after
another. Syn: b̯wenzi̱, b̯u̱b̯u̱ngi̱,
b̯urawarawa, b̯umalaaya, kagulu.
b̯u̱tei ̱ciṟi̱iṟya adv. continuously;
happening or existing repeatedly many
times for a long time without any pause
or interruption. Syn: ruhondeere.
b̯u̱terekereeru̱ n. straightness,
directness, uprightness; state of s.t.
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