Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kuhondeera
kuhondeera v. follow s.b. around;
keep going with s.b. or s.t. wherever
they go.
kuhonderagana
Var: kuhonderana. v. be ordered,
follow one after another, be in
sequence.
ku̱honderani ̱a
Var: kuẖondereni ̱a. v. order;
arrange things in their order as per
their sequence.
kuhonga v. offer a sacrifice.
kuhongira v. doze; feel sleepy and
sleep lightly while waking up fitfully.
kuhongolola v. be open.
kuhora v. lend; give s.b. money that will
be paid back after a period of time.
kwehora v. borrow money; take
money from s.b. or a bank and agree
to pay it back after a period of time.
kuhoromoka v. See main entry:
ku̱hu̱ru̱muḵa.
kuhotoka v. 1 • wither, shrivel; contract,
of a plant when it is starting to dry.
2 • Metaphor. be in an uncomfortable
condition e.g. due to poor economic
condition, sickness, or hunger, etc.
kuhoogoola v. remove husks from a
crop, esp. from maize cobs.
kuhoonongira v. oversleep; deeply
sleep past your intended time of waking
up. Syn: kuhetera.
kuhoora v. retaliate; do. s.t. bad to s.b.,
returning like for like, esp. evil for evil.
Syn: kusasuura, kunanula, kwiṟiṟi̱iṟya,
kwolokya.
kuhooronga v. weep; cry loudly.
Syn: ku̱geegeeta, ku̱hembeeta, kulira.
kuhooyona v. quarrel, using obscene
words. Syn: kukungana, kuzongoba.
kuhooza v. levy, tax; charge s.b. market
dues.
kuhudekeera v. be soft; e.g., like a fruit
is when it is ripe or decaying.
Syn: kuheheera, kworoba, kuteketeera.
kuhugura v. move aside, set aside,
displace, put away; bring s.t. aside or
shift s.t.
kuhuna
kwehugura v. move yourself aside;
avoid, so that s.t. else can also pass.
kuhugutana v. be confused; be unable
to think clearly or to understand what is
happening or what s.b. is saying.
kuhugutanaho v. be confused a
bit; understand slightly about what
is happening or about what s.b. is
saying.
ku̱hu̱gu̱tani ̱a v. confuse, disturb;
make s.b. unable to think clearly or
to understand what is happening or
what s.b. is saying.
kuhuha v. 1 • be simple, easy.
2 • be light.
kuhuluka v. exit, go out; move from
inside s.t. and go outside.
ku̱hu̱lu̱kya v. 1 • take out; remove
s.t. from inside s.t.
2 • spend; use money to pay for
things.
ku̱hu̱lu̱kiṟi̱iṟya v. germinate,
sprout; come out from underground,
of a plant. Syn: kumera, kwaruka.
ku̱hu̱lu̱kyamwo v. produce
offspring, reproduce.
ku̱hu̱lu̱kya meezi ̱ v. secrete;
produce a liquid substance.
kuhuluka kwa lyoba v. sunrise;
dawn, rise, of the sun.
kuhumbata v. hug, embrace; put your
arms around s.b. and hold him on your
body in order to show love.
Syn: ku̱gwangana mu salaka.
kuhuna Var: kuhuniira. v. be surprised,
speechless, astonished; be in shock due
to hearing or seeing s.t. you did not
expect.
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