Verb Transitive. Reversive of -suba

MEANING

to remove, rub off oil from body, clothes, etc.

Example of use

subulula amafuta ku nsalu, MEANING: remove those oil spots from the cloth.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

sumuna.

MEANING 2

to prepare or eat tasteless food.

Example of use

1.      mwasubulula fye umunani; na ukubikamo mucele iyo, MEANING: you have prepared an insipid relish, you have not put in salt.

2.     tulesubulula fye; umunani uli tondolo,  MEANING: we are eating a tasteless relish.

MEANING 3

wipe off.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

futa, sumuna 

Example of use:

sumuna ifilamba,  MEANING: wipe off tears.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: subululwa.        APPLICATIVE: subulwila.