Noun .

MEANING

Meaning 1

Largeness, bulkiness, greatness; (physical or moral). By extension; a very large specimen. 

Example of use

1.      Te pa bukulu! MEANING: What a size!

3.      Cintu bukulu! MEANING: What a big thing!

Meaning 2

Pregnancy

Example of use

Kapembwa ali pa bukulu, MEANING: Kapembwa is in a familyway.

Meaning 3 

A respectful way of talking about of old age

Example of use

1.      Ubukulu tabukwasha maano, MEANING: Old age does not strengthen the brains

2.      Ukuli ubukulu bwine buyeba, MEANING:  Where there is a greatness, it shows itself .i.e no use  pretending if you are great, it will be obvious to all.

 

 

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

 

 PROVERBS

1.      Ubukulu bwa nkoko, masako,

LITERAL TRANSLATION:

 The greatness of a fowl is in its feathers.

MEANING

A man who has a large family around him is considered great.

Bemba meaning

Ubufumu pakutitima kano buli na bantu. Imfumu nga ilifye yeka: taipusene no musha.Umuntu ukucindama kano ali na baana; ukusunge bumba ekucindama. Akoni kamenene nsuka umulomo mu mbali ya linso