Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

waakagulu
waakagulu Pl: baakagulu. n.
prostitute; an unstable person.
Syn: mwenzi̱, malaaya, mu̱b̯u̱ngi̱,
murawarawa, mu̱taaru̱u̱ki̱,
mu̱si̱iẖani̱.
kaguulu 1 adj. large; s.b. who is very big
in size or who is the boss at a work
place.
kaguulu 2 Pl: bakaguulu. n. expert; s.b.
who has expert knowledge or vast
experience in doing s.t. such that he
works without making any mistakes.
Syn: kagoogoole, kaku̱ngu̱, katyonko,
mu̱ku̱gu̱, musaaha, muzira.
kagwangu n. See main entry: kageru̱.
kahanda Pl: b̯uhanda. n. narrow path.
Syn: kasu̱lu̱su̱lu̱.
kahanda kasu̱lu̱su̱lu̱
Pl: b̯uhanda b̯u̱su̱lu̱su̱lu̱. n.
footpath.
kahanda ka gaali gya mwi ̱ca
Pl: b̯uhanda b̯wa magaali ga
mwi ̱ca. n. railway.
kahangaara Pl: bakahangaara. n.
s.b. bad who does not fear and does not
feel shame for his actions.
Syn: mparamukyenu.
kahembe Pl: b̯uhembe. n. antenna,
feeler; part on the head of an insect that
is raised up like horns.
kahendu Pl: b̯uhendu. n. mathematical
problem or question.
kahi ̱ga Pl: b̯u̱hi ̱ga. n. land title stone
planted by the land board at the
boundary of a piece of land to show that
such land belongs to a given person.
kahi ̱iẖiṟi̱iṟyo Pl: b̯u̱hi ̱iẖiṟi ̱iṟyo. n.
imagination, vision; hope in s.t.
Syn: kasi̱sani̱.
kahooki Pl: b̯uhooki. n. honeybee;
insect with wings and a stinger that
lives and works together and produces
honey.
Kahoora n. 1 • name of a town.
2 • name of a river.
kahu̱lo Pl: b̯u̱hu̱lo. n. bubble; foam that
forms on the surface of water due to
boiling, mixing of water with soap, or
shaking.
Kajunju
kahu̱nyo Pl: b̯u̱hu̱nyo. n. smell; odour
coming from s.t. smelling.
kahu̱u̱kyandwa
Pl: makahu̱u̱kyandwa. n. Kassina
senagalensis. Small smooth skinned
running frog; animal that resembles a
frog, with a swollen body, with black
and yellow spots, breeds during the
rainy season and mostly stays
underground.
kahya n. lust; repetitive expression of
strong enjoyment or desire for s.t.
Kahyahyana n. nickname that describes
s.b. who is always unsettled both in
mind and behaviour.
Kaikara n. name of a person.
kaiṉa n. See main entry: keiṉeiḇiṟi ̱.
kajagaraiṟe Var: kajagaaru. n.
1 • impatience, irritability, irascibility;
state of being excited, not relaxed and
with strong emotion.
2 • intemperance, self-indulgence; lack
of self-control in behaviour.
3 • speaking without restraint, mouthing
off; making s.t. known to others in a
way that is not acceptable to all, e.g.,
publicising s.t. in an exaggerated way.
Syn: b̯u̱horozi̱, keera.
kajali ̱ n. repeated behaviour that attempts
to publicise s.t. in an exaggerated
manner. Syn: kaciṟi̱, kahya.
kajangu Pl: makajangu. n. cat; small
domestic carnivore, with soft fur that
catches rats.
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