Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱harangani ̱a
ku̱harangani ̱a v. persecute; rule or
exercise power over s.b in a cruel
and autocratic manner.
kuharatura v. 1 • rip, tear s.t. roughly
without care.
2 • grind roughly.
kuharuka v. have diarrhoea; defecate
watery faeces.
kuhaaliira v. erode; reduce the surface
or the top layer of soil as a result of
wind, running water, etc.
kuhaamiira v. insist on doing s.t. even
when it is no longer necessary for it to
be done. Syn: kulemeraho.
kuhaara v. argue strongly.
kuhaariiza Var: kuhariiza. v. 1 • praise;
talk well about s.b. putting him at a
higher standard due to admiration.
Syn: kucaka, kuṟamya, kukugiza,
kunyumiza, kupaaka, kutenda,
kutumbula.
2 • cheer.
3 • flatter; praise s.b. without sincerity.
4 • exaggerate; make s.t. seem longer,
better, worse or more important than it
really is. Syn: kwata iḵu̱ha kuṉolya
muto, kwongera.
kuhaisanizib̯wa v. be praised.
kwehaariiza v. show off, boast, be
proud; brag about your status,
importance, or achievements.
kuhedula v. insult; say or make a
remark that offends. Syn: kusensegula,
kwiṟiṟi̱iṟya.
kuheheera v. 1 • become easy; cease
being complicated.
2 • be soft. Syn: kworoba, kuteketeera,
kuhudekeera.
ku̱heheerya v. lubricate; put a
substance, e.g., oil on surfaces or
parts of a machine so that they
move easily and smoothly.
kuhemba 1 v. 1 • demonstrate; give an
explanation of s.t. to s.b. Syn: kwolokya.
2 • introduce; talk about s.b. or to show
him to those who do not know him.
Syn: kubazaho, kusobooraho.
3 • handover; surrender s.b. or s.t. to
another. Syn: kuḵwatya.
kuheega
kuhemba 2 v. ignite, kindle, light; make
a fire start burning. Syn: kwakya.
kuhembera v. set a fire in a kraal.
kuhemba mworo v. See main entry:
mworo.
kuhemuka 1 v. 1 • forget, disregard, not
acknowledge; deliberately fail to
recognise s.b.’s contribution or help
towards you.
2 • betray; give information to an enemy
or to hurt s.b. who trusts you, esp. by
not being loyal or faithful to them.
Syn: kudiirisana, kutunda, kugobeza.
kuhemuka 2 v. act in an obscene
manner.
kuhemura v. utter obscenities.
Syn: kuseegura.
kuhena v. be provocative; act in a
sexually suggestive manner.
kuheneka v. 1 • die; have life
terminated and become useless.
Syn: ku̱kwa, kukaba.
2 • become spoiled, destroyed; go bad.
kuhenekira mali ̱ v. wreck.
kuhenera Var: kuhena-henera. v. spoil,
destroy, ruin; make s.t. no longer useful
or to make s.t. appear bad.
kuhera v. patronise, condescend; mock
s.b. looking down on them due to
having more wealth.
kuheregura v. 1 • conclude, come to an
end; bring s.t. to an end. Syn: kumaliira.
2 • summarise. Syn: kumaliira,
kumaliriza.
3 • make the last line on woven utensils
such as baskets, etc.
kuherekeera v. accompany; go
somewhere with s.b., esp. in order to
guard him.
kuhesa v. gossip, backbite; talk ill of s.b.
in his absence. Syn: ku̱cwa makuru.
kuheta v. flow; running of water down
hill. Syn: kwiṟu̱ka.
kuhetera v. oversleep; sleep excessively
past the intended time of waking up.
Syn: kuhoonongira.
kuheeb̯wa v. See main entry: kuha.
kuheega Var: kusegeka; kusagika;
kuẖegekeerya; ku̱segekeerya. v.
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