pusula
Verb transitive
MEANING
Todeprive another of his or her share of food, by eating greedily or in any otherway; also: to defraud, swindle
Exampleof use
- Napusula umunani, MEANING he or she has deprived me of my relish
- Ushilya nama alaipusula, MEANING he or she who does not eat meat deprives himself or herself
SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
-cenga
OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS/USES
PASSIVE-pusulwa
APPLICATIVE -puswila
PROVERBS
Icikupempula e cikulya (e cikupusula).
Literal translation
The person who always visits you is the one whodeprives you of your goods.
Meaning
Beware of false friends. Your former friend canbecome your worst enemy.
Bemba meaning
Cibusaobe wabufi emulwani obe uwabipisha. Pantu umulwani obe kuti walimwishibanokucenjela kuti wamucenjelela nomba cibusa obe wena nga akusangukila kutiakucite capiba nganshi ico wena alishiba kale inshila shobe shonse. Abaume, nabanakashi beene limbi kuti baleangala nomubiye, wena ati muunandi ifi fine kanshi-nimwingakuli wiba. Ipinda aliti cenjela nabacibusa bobe babufi.