shingulula
Verb Transitive. Reversive of -shinga

MEANING 1

Remove paint, oil which has smeared, with the cloth.

Example of use

ashingulula ifyo bashingwile ku cibumba, MEANING he removed the red paint which had smeared the cloth.

MEANING 2

To siege.

Example of use

1.      shingulula umushi, MEANING: to raise the siege of the village.

2.      shingulula ifita ku mushi, MEANING: to drive away the warriors besieging a village.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: shingulwilwa.   APPLICATIVE: shingulwila.  


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Translations

Utushimi/Imilumbe