Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ki̱goye kisusura lubbaahu
2 • tourniquet; piece of cloth that is tied
around a wound so that blood stops
bleeding.
ki ̱goye kisusura lubbaahu
Pl: bi ̱goye bisusura mbaahu. n.
duster; blackboard eraser.
ki ̱googooli ̱ Pl: bi ̱googooli. ̱ n. banana
stem; part of a banana plant that is
removed off from a banana sucker.
ki ̱gu̱b̯u̱ Pl: bi ̱gu̱b̯u̱. n. stained thing; s.t.
marked with a liquid dye or tint.
ki ̱gu̱ru̱gu̱ru̱ Pl: bi ̱gu̱ru̱gu̱ru̱. n. vehicle
toy that children make and use for
playing.
ki ̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱ adj. aged, very old; not new
or having existed or been used for a
long time.
Ki̱gu̱u̱lya n. name of a mountain.
ki ̱gwererezi ̱ Pl: bi ̱gwererezi. ̱ n.
accident; event that just comes suddenly
and unexpectedly resulting into injury,
pain, loss or destruction of things.
Syn: b̯utandwa, b̯utaate.
ki ̱gwi̱ Pl: bi ̱gwi. ̱ n. hunting trap that is
set up on a tree with a trigger down.
ki ̱gwiṟi̱ Pl: bi ̱gwiṟi. ̱ n. wrong; s.t. that is
not right or correct, i.e., not accurate
and with mistakes.
kiẖeheeru̱ adj. 1 • easy.
2 • soft, smooth, pleasant to touch; not
hard, stiff or firm. Syn: kyorob̯u̱.
3 • kind, sympathetic, gentle, pleasant.
kiẖeneku̱ Pl: biẖeneku̱. n. spoiled,
ruined thing.
kiẖi ̱mba n. See main entry: biẖi ̱mba.
kiẖodo Pl: biẖodo. n. 1 • Taboo. opening
of the vagina.
2 • space inbetween a bicycle frame.
kiẖohoolya Pl: biẖohoolya. n.
butterfly; flying insect with a long thin
body and with four large brightly
coloured wings.
ki̱iṟa
kiẖondereeni ̱ adj. See main entry:
kikuhonderaho.
kiẖongololu̱ adj. open; s.t. that is not
shut, covered or closed.
kiẖu̱ndu̱ Var: kiẖuṉdu̱hu̱ndu̱.
Pl: biẖu̱ndu̱. n. slightly rotten thing.
kiẖu̱u̱ru̱u̱tyo Pl: biẖu̱u̱ru̱u̱tyo. n.
snore; rattling noise produced while
snoring.
kiẖwi ̱jo Pl: biẖwi ̱jo. n. piston; part that
is inside a pump and helps to push in
pressure.
ki ̱iḇo Pl: bi ̱iḇo. n. round household bowl
like a plate woven from a certain
tropical grass sp. that is used to eat
from, esp. posho.
ki ̱i̱ca Pl: bi ̱i ̱ca. n. vapour; water that
rises in form of steam when s.t. is
boiling.
ki ̱iẖi ̱1 Pl: bi ̱iẖi. ̱ n. two handfuls; unit of
measure equal to what can be held by
two hands cupped together.
ki ̱iẖi ̱2 adj. short.
ki ̱i̱janjani̱ Pl: bi ̱i ̱janjani ̱. n. s.b. born
with a deformity, having an abnormal
shape.
ki ̱i̱janjanu̱ Pl: bi ̱i ̱janjanu̱. n. 1 • flat;
smooth surface without any bends or
slopes.
2 • perfectly straight object without any
curves.
3 • perfect, healthy or well built living
creature.
ki ̱i̱ju̱kyo Pl: bi ̱i ̱ju̱kyo. n. memorial
service; ceremony that is held in order
to recall the day on which s.b. died.
ki ̱iṉa Pl: bi ̱iṉa. n. hole, pit, ditch;
opening dug down into the ground.
ki ̱iṉeiṉa Pl: bi ̱iṉeiṉa. n. pothole.
Syn: ki̱gi̱giṟo.
ki ̱iṉyamu̱ adj. 1 • cold.
2 • calm.
3 • wet; neither dry nor warm.
4 • tasteless; neither sweet nor bitter.
ki ̱iṉyi ̱iṉyi ̱ Pl: bi ̱iṉyi ̱iṉyi. ̱ n. Taboo.
genital area; part of the body where
pubic hair grows.
ki ̱iṟa Pl: bi ̱iṟa. n. misfortune, bad omen;
continual bad luck. Syn: kisiraani.
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