amasannyalaze

Luganda

FWOTD – 8 February 2025

Alternative forms

• amasanyalaze

Etymology

From the verb -sannyalala (“to be numb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amasáɲːáláze/
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧sa‧nnya‧la‧ze

Noun

amasannyalaze (class V, plural only, base state masannyalaze)

1. numbness, paralysis
2. electric shock
3. (by extension) electricity
   • 2025 January 2, Jaliat Namuwaya, “Ebbeeyi y'amasannyalaze esse [The price of electricity has fallen]”, in Bukedde‎^[1], archived from the original on 2025-01-23:

     GAVUMENTI erangiride okukendera kw'ebbeeyi y'amasanyalaze mu ggwanga okutuuka ku bitundu 5.2% bwogeraageranya n'ebitundu 6.1% omwaka oguwedde.

     The government has announced a reducing of the price of electricity in the country to 5.2% compared to 6.1% last year.

References

• Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200
• Murphy, John D. (1972) Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 326