Verb Transitive

MEANING 1

to rebuke, reprimand; to tease, jeer, poke fun at, laugh at.

Example of use

1.     balemusoota, MEANING: they are poking fun at him.

2.     asootelwa nshi? MEANING: why is he being laughed at?

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

eleketa, oosha.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:  sootwa(sootelwa).

 APPLICATIVE:  sootela.