Meaning and translation of khukhwelola , a common Luhya word from Bukusu language. Learn origin, pronunciation and more.
Type: Verb
Singular:
Origin: Lubukusu dialect of Luhya language.
Variations in Lubukusu language:
Variations in Luhya dialects: kwelora (Maragoli)
Similar sounding Bantu words:
Meaning and translation khukhwelola
- Proud
Khukhwelola as being proud regards to “having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance.”
Practice sentence
Omukhana yuno kelola. This is a proud girl.
Synonyms of khukhwelola
- Khukhwipristiokola
- Khukhwifuna
- Khukkhwikosia
Beyond the everyday: Culture and khukhwelola in Bukusu culture
- Lubukusu is a rich language whose phrases often capture the heart of issues, people and situations. Consider the phrase nandeti we tosi, which perfectly describes someone who is too good for someone; or who doesn’t want to get their hands dirty; or has their nose turned up or is too good for anyone. Such a person could as well as be said to khukhwelola, but one can clarify by adding nandeti we tosi. See the following conversation between Mary and Beatrice.
Mary: (turning her nose up) Jarius yuno kelola khubela si? Mala wachana kacha kabeya nandeti we tosi! Pthoo
Why is Jairus so proud? And just to rub it in, he goes ahead and marry a woman just like him who doesn’t want her hands dirty!
Beatrice: (nodding her head in agreement) Eh, yelola!
- In the popular Bukusu fable of Namukhokome the lizard, Namukhokhome after a great fall refuses to stay down after a near fatal fall. Instead, he chooses to break into a dance, while singing a song of pride.
I almost died, Nobody saw this, Nobody came to my aid Nobody said sorry But I am strong I have survived!
According to this fable, this dance of Namukhokome is the genesis of the somewhat proud dance and head bobbing that you see in geckos and lizards of today.
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