Lugungu – English


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kabadamakabada English n. cupboard, cabinet; furniture with a door and shelves to store such things as mugs, plates, food, etc.[5.1.1 - Furniture], [5.1.1.4 - Cabinet]
kabada gya nsimbi See main entry: kabada
kabadyen. very cold wind that rises from the southeast and makes the lake calm that is liked by fishermen[1.1.3.1 - Wind]
kabaragalan. pancake; type of food made from a fried mixture of flour and yellow bananas or of flour, water and sugar[5.2.3.4 - Prepared food]
kabengu kei̱lu̱var. of mwengeseru gwei̱lu̱
kabin. 1danger; situation that can injure, destroy or killSyn:tabbu, b̯u̱lemeseni̱a. [4.4.2.2 - Danger] 2tragedy, catastrophe, disaster; any unpleasant happening[4.4.2 - Trouble], [4.4.2.3 - Accident], [4.4.2.4 - Disaster]
kabindib̯ubindin. roof apex; part inside a house where the rafters join and the centre pole supports the roof[6.5.2 - Parts of a building], [8.6.2 - Top], [8.2.6.3 - High], [6.5.2.2 - Roof]
kabi̱ri̱ngi̱tyamakabi̱ri̱ngi̱tyan. dung beetle; black insect, with wings, a hard body like that of a certain mango flower eating insect and mostly likes moving while rolling a round object like a ball[1.6.1.7 - Insect]
kab̯unumakab̯unun. one of a twin; child who has another brother or sister born at the same time[8.1.1.1.2 - Two], [2.6.3.7 - Multiple births]
kab̯u̱mbu̱n. dusk; evening time when the light has almost gone, but it is not yet darkSyn:b̯wi̱re b̯wa kampi̱ti̱mpi̱ti̱. [8.4.1.2.3 - Time of the day]
kab̯u̱mbu̱b̯u̱mbu̱ See main entry: kab̯u̱mbu̱
kabban. yoke; part of a shirt next to the collar or of a gomasi that is the last part at the top[5.3.6 - Parts of clothing]
kabbagabban. pretence; pretending to make sensible decisions and give good advice or extreme self-will that lands s.b. into problems[4.3.5.6 - Hypocrite], [4.3.5.5 - Deceive]
kabbalamamakabbalaman. kingfisher; fish eating bird sp. with a long beak, that aims at a fish from up in the sky and dives into the water to catch it, hardly missing its target[1.6.1.2 - Bird]
kabbambaasin. bare ground; small somewhat raised piece of ground that is bare of any vegetation[1.2.2.1 - Soil, dirt], [1.2.1 - Land]
kabbangakabbangan. tobacco leaves that have already been preserved either by being spread in air or by being fire cured and are ready for making cigarettes or for smokingSyn:taaba, simonko; Syn:kutaaba. [6.2.1.5.2 - Growing tobacco], [5.2.4 - Tobacco]
kabbaratu̱u̱ru̱makabbaratu̱u̱ru̱n. Yellow-throated lizard; animal that resembles a monitor lizard, stays underground with four legs, a long tail, blackish on top, red in the sides and a whitish belly, yellow in the throat and the lower jawGerrhosaurus flavigularis [1.6.1.3.2 - Lizard]
kabbaarib̯ubbaarin. 1dance floor; open place, between the singers and the spectators, where people dance[4.2.4 - Dance] 2arena; open space[4.2.6.2 - Sports], [4.2.6.2.2 - Basketball], [4.2.6.2.1 - Football, soccer], [8.2.5 - Big area], [4.2.7 - Play, fun], [8.5.4.3 - Space, room]
kabbeji̱kabbeji̱ English n. cabbage[5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables], [1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine], [5.2.3.1.4 - Food from leaves]
kabbeemu̱lebubbeemu̱len. s.t. very bigSyn:kikooto. [8.2.3.2 - Fat person], [8.2.5 - Big area], [8.2 - Big], [8.2.3 - Thick], [8.2.5.1 - Big container, volume], [8.2.4 - Wide]
kabbeepule(Var. kabbeepulu) bubbeepulen. s.t. very thin or small[8.2.2.3 - Short, not tall], [8.2.3.1 - Thin thing], [8.2.1 - Small]
kabbulusungubakabbulusungun. cruel person; s.b. who behaves in a way that shows no respect for others, often talking rudely[4.8.1 - Hostility], [3.4.2.3 - Angry], [4.8.2 - Fight], [4.3.3.1 - Hate, ill will], [4.8.2.3 - Attack], [4.3.4.9 - Cruel], [4.8.2.8 - Violent], [4.3.1.5.2 - Bad-tempered], [4.7.9.6 - Oppress], [4.7.9.5 - Act harshly], [3.3.3.8 - Threaten], [4.1.6.1 - Unfriendly], [4.8 - Conflict]
kacankab̯ucankan. sandbank; dry place in the middle of the lake with much sand[1.3.1.1 - Ocean, lake], [1.3.1.5 - Island, shore]
kaci̱ri̱n. impatience; strong feeling of wanting to do or get s.t. or of wanting s.t. to happen to the extent of over anxietySyn:kajali̱, kahya. [4.3.6.1 - Lack self-control], [4.3.1.5.1 - Impatient]
kacuba₁ncuban. grasshopper sp. having a purple colour, brown and light green[1.6.1.7 - Insect]