Verb transitive

MEANING

To goad, poke,prick.

Exampleof use

1.     Sonkolo muntu icimuti, MEANING: To prick aman with a sharp stick.

2.      Amusonkolo munwe mulinso, MEANING: He pokedhim in the eye with his finger.

MEANING 2

To convince, silenceanother in an argument.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:  Sonkolwa.

APPLICATVE : Sonkwele

.REFLEXIVE :  Isonkola.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

 1. Sonkola apo lwapya, MEANING: To comeopportunely, to hit the right spot.

2. Wasonkola apo lwapya,or apo lupile kale, MEANING: You come atthe right moment, you ask me to do just what I was dying to (LIT. You prickedthe abscess just when it was ripe).