Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kijerikaani
kijerikaani Var: jerikaani.
Pl: bijerikaani. From: English. n. jerry
can; large metal or plastic container
with flat sides, used for carrying water
or petrol.
kijuguta mpamba Pl: bijuguta
mpamba. n. Naja mossambica.
spitting cobra; large venomous snake,
with a large round head, a yellow or
pink belly, its venom rarely fatal except
when it hits the eyes cases temporary
blindness.
kijugutu Pl: bijugutu. n. bark cloth;
piece of cloth made from the crushed
bark of a tree.
kijuma Pl: bijuma. n. fruit; part of a
plant that grows from a flower and that
contains seeds.
kijuma nkuba Pl: bijuma
nkuba. n. creeping herb that bear
longish fruit used by people to
brush their bodies when bathing.
kijumo Pl: bijumo. n. curse; rude or
offensive word or phrase that s.b. uses
in order to wish misfortune on s.b.
Syn: mukyeno.
kijwatu Pl: bijwatu. n. cane, whip,
lash; long thin piece of wood, metal, or
leather used for punishing people or
making animals move. Syn: lujunju,
kibbooko.
kika Pl: bika. n. extended family, kin,
clan, cluster; group of things or people
that are related. Syn: luganda.
kikadei Pl: bikadei. n. s.t. ancient, old,
of the past.
kikafuuhe adj. rejected.
kikaguzo Pl: bikaguzo. From:
Runyoro. n. question; sentence of
inquiry that asks for a reply.
Syn: kiḇ̯u̱u̱lyo.
kikakamu Pl: bikakamu. n. hard dry
mucus.
kikondo
kikapu Pl: bikapu. n. bag; sack made of
polythene, leather, palm leaves, or a
piece of cloth for holding goods esp.
when taking them to or from the market
or while on a journey.
kikatu Pl: bikatu. n. immunisation.
kukuuta bikatu Var: ku̱tu̱uṯa
bikatu. v. immunise; protect a
person or an animal from a disease,
esp. by giving an injection of a
vaccine. Syn: kugema.
kikaab̯u Pl: bikaab̯u. n. swim bladder;
air-filled whitish sac near the
spinal column in many fishes that helps
maintain buoyancy.
kikaali Pl: bikaali. n. palace; homestead
of a royal or official family of the king.
kike adv. much; a very large number or
amount of s.t.
kikede Pl: bikede. n. papyrus mat that
is softer and smaller than a ‘kikolo’
papyrus mat.
kikemu Pl: bikemu. n. swamp, pond,
puddle; body of stagnant water that
collects for a period, esp. during rainy
season.
kiki dem. this one.
kikolo Pl: bikolo. n. papyrus mat.
kikoloho Pl: bikoloho. n. sickness that
has a dry cough.
nkoroho gya kahu̱u̱zi̱ n.
whooping cough.
kikomo Pl: bikomo. n. bangle, bracelet,
anklet; piece of metallic jewellery that
s.b. loosely wears on his wrist or ankle.
kikondo Pl: bikondo. n. stick; club that
a herdsman uses to direct animals.
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