Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kibbandi
kibbandi Pl: bibbandi. n. piece of cloth
for carrying a baby in the hands, the lap,
on the back or for the baby to sleep on.
kibbaali Pl: bibbaali. n. amulet.
kibbaati Pl: bibbaati. n. stain, mark;
irregular-shaped dirty spot that has
formed on one part of s.t. that is
difficult to be cleaned. Syn: kyapa.
kibbeebbe Pl: bibbeebbe. n. thin
thing; s.t. not thick or not covered with
much flesh.
kibbeebbeho Pl: bibbeebbeho. n.
slightly thinner thing.
kibbiina Pl: bibbiina. From: Luganda.
n. group of people; people that are
connected in some way for a common
objective.
kibbomboro Pl: bibbomboro. n.
scrap, junk; s.t. that is spoilt and is
useless due to extreme weakness.
kibbooko Var: lubbooko.
Pl: bibbooko. n. cane, whip, lash; long
thin piece of wood, metal, or leather
used for punishing people or making
animals move, or the act of using such a
punishment tool. Syn: lujunju, kijwatu.
kibboosoro Pl: bibboosoro. n. bad
seed.
kibbubbu Pl: bakibbubbu. n. mute or
dumb person; s.b. whose mouth does
not speak. Syn: mwi̱jalu̱ wa muṉwa.
kicakali adv. not yet.
kicaafu adj. dirty; not clean because of
dirt, dust, etc. Syn: ki̱iṟagu̱ru̱.
kiceke adj. 1 • weak, flimsy.
2 • easy; s.t. that is not difficult to do.
Syn: kyangu, kihuhu.
kicuku Pl: bicuku. n. 1 • one handful;
measurement of grains, legumes or dry
cassava in a sack that can be carried in
one hand. Syn: kiṉtiṉti̱.
2 • half.
kicuro Pl: bicuro. n. trembling;
involuntary twitching or shaking of a
localised area of the body.
kicweka Pl: bicweka. n. portion, part,
half, bit, section; a piece of s.t.
kicweka ki ̱galiẖye Pl: bicweka
bi ̱galiẖye. n. expanded area.
kideeru
kicweka kindi kyensei ̱
Pl: bicweka bindi byensei. ̱ n.
anywhere.
kicweka kyeihanga
Pl: bicweka byeihanga. n.
region; one of the parts of a country.
kicweka kya kintu
kyeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱ Pl: bicweka
bya bintu byeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱. n. arc;
a continuous portion of a circle.
kicweka kya mubiri
Pl: bicweka bya mubiri. n.
organ; an internal part of the body.
kicweka kya makuru mu
kihanuuro Pl: bicweka bya
makuru mu kihanuuro. n.
paragraph.
kicweka kya kusoma
Pl: bicweka bya kusoma. n.
passage; section of text.
kicweka kya kwetegereza
Pl: bicweka bya kwetegereza.
n. area of knowledge.
kicweka kya kusuub̯uliramu
Pl: bicweka bya
kusuub̯uliramu. n. business
place.
kicweka kya rangi ̱ kya
kyakyo Pl: bicweka bya rangi ̱
bya kyakyo. n. petal.
kidaali Pl: bidaali. n. latch, hasp; piece
of metal that is used to fasten a door.
kideku Pl: bideku. n. calabash; canoeshaped
household utensil made from a
dry pumpkin like plant and used for
drinking water or local beer.
kidemu Pl: bidemu. n. migration; when
s.b. or a group of people permanently
shift, with all their belongings, from one
place of residence to another.
kideeru Pl: bideeru. n. granary; food
storage that is built like a hut, raised on
poles, with a cover on top. Syn: kigoga,
mu̱diṟi̱, mutoogoolo.
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