Verb transitive and intransitive

MEANING 1

To be strong (of man); to be resistant (of cloth); to be hard (of wood)

Example of use

1.     Uyu muti naupika, MEANING this wood is hard

2.     Ulu lukwa lwalipika, MEANING this bark is too hard

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

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MEANING 2

To weave

Example of use

-pike nsalu, MEANING to weave cloth

-pike sumbu, MEANING to weave a net

MEANING 3

-piko bwile, MEANING to do rope tricks, try to puzzle, to try to lead

MEANING 4

To trip someone

Example of use

-pika ulupiko, MEANING to trip someone

 

MEANING 5

To intoxicate

Example of use

-piko muntu, MEANING to intoxicate

-bwalwa bwamupika, MEANING beer intoxicates him

MEANING 6

To drill

Example of use

-pike cole, MEANING to drill

-pike sumbu, MEANING to weave a net

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS/USES

PASSIVE–pikwa

APPLICATIVE-pikila

FIGURATIVE SPEECH

Uwapiko mutima, a fearless man

PROVERBS

In'guni yacenjela muno taipika cisansaala acikosa.

Literal translation

A bird that is too clever does not build a strong nest.

Meaning

A great talker is not always a great worker. It is also applied to a person who makes fine plans but does not carry them out.

Bemba meaning

Abantu bacenjelesha pakanwa bamo, ifyo babomba fyabuwele­wele fye; kwati fye nalimo kaaice kabombele.

Ubwile bwapika Lesa tabupikululwa.

Literal translation

The web that God has spun cannot be un spun.

Meaning

God's mysteries cannot be unravelled.

Bemba meaning

Inkaama yakwa Lesa takwaba nelyo umo uwaishiba.