Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kuguma
kuguma v. 1 • drop, fall; let s.t. land
down, esp. by accident.
2 • tumble, topple; cause s.t. that is
upright to land down.
3 • toss; throw down.
4 • lay eggs.
5 • lose; misplace s.t. Syn: kurugwaho,
ku̱syereerya.
kugumira v. anchor; tie a boat so
that it does not float away.
kuguma-guma v. scatter; disperse
things and make them be apart
anywhere without limitation.
kugumbura v. 1 • discover; find out s.t.
that other people have never seen
before.
2 • invent; start doing s.t. new that
others have not done or created.
kugumira 1 Var: kugumisiriza. v. be
patient, endure, persevere, tolerate; wait
for a long time or tolerate bad behaviour
or difficulties without becoming angry.
Syn: kwetatiṟi̱iṟya, kulindira.
kugumira 2 v. See main entry: kuguma.
kugumirisana v. neglect; abandon s.t.
that makes it end up having no value.
Syn: kunuga, kulekeera.
kugumiira v. beat s.b. or s.t. to death.
kugundamira v. pin down; sit on s.b.
and render them helpless, esp. in a fight.
Syn: kubbutukira.
kugungumara v. isolate yourself from
people and remain alone due to having
different thoughts from your colleagues
or due to failure to get what you want.
Syn: kwenoba, kwesoroora,
kwebagaani̱a, kwahukana, kwetongoola,
kwenuga, kwesalaho, kwezahula,
kwegunga.
kuguruha v. smear; make s.t. that has
been mudded smooth, esp. using
coloured soil or cow dung. Syn: ku̱tiṟiḇa.
kuguta v. gulp; drink s.t. taking a very
large amount each time or to drink s.t.
with greed.
kuguuduhara v. become rich.
kuguuguuza v. struggle, persevere; try
very hard to do s.t. when it is very
difficult or when there are a lot of
ku̱habya
problems. Syn: kuwaya-waya,
ku̱lwani̱sya, kupatikana, kwenyamula,
kugada-gada, ku̱nyeega, kupataka,
kupoolooka, ku̱tiṯa, kwekamba,
kwesabbula, ku̱ri̱iṯya.
kugwaga v. become a nuisance.
Syn: kufafanika.
kugwerekeera v. rest exhausted; sit or
lie down due to extreme tiredness
without wanting to wake up.
kugweta v. enthrone, make heir; cause a
child to sit in the deceased position of
his late father.
kugweterwa v. inherit; be given the
responsibility of taking care of the
possessions of the deceased.
kugwetwa v. be made the heir.
kugyenda v. go, travel; move from one
place to another.
kugyenda mu̱mei ̱so v. progress,
continue.
kugyendeera v. intend, be
deliberate; have a plan or purpose in
your mind when you do s.t.
kugyendera v. go towards; go for
s.b. as in to attack them.
kugyendera hamwei ̱ v. move
together.
kuha v. give; hand s.t. to s.b.
Syn: kugaba.
kuhayo v. surrender, admit defeat;
give up when you are forced to do
so by unavoidable circumstances or
by s.b. in authority.
kuheeb̯wa v. be given, handed,
offered s.t. as a result of asking.
Syn: kugabirwa.
kuha magezi ̱ v. advise; give s.b. a
suggestion on what he should do as
to avoid a mistake.
kuhaba Var: kuhabaho. v. be confused,
unable to think clearly and make right
decisions.
ku̱habya v. confuse, mislead; make
s.b. do unacceptable things, leading
them into a wrong path.
Syn: kwohya.
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