Verb intransitive

MEANING

To smell, to stink.

Example of use

1 Iyi nama ilenunka, MEANING: This meat smells.

2 Ukunuka icisuma, MEANING: To smell good.

3 Ukununka ifibi, MEANING: To smell bad.

4 Ukununka untu untu, MEANING: To have a good smell.

5 Alanunka mu kanwa, MEANING: She has halitosis.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Cibolooshi, cishiciswa, kafungo, kashela, kashiko, lufiifi, mukusa, mukwenyenye, ntaka-ntaka, piipi,

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: -mununko, -cinunko, -bununku, -cinunku, -cinunshi.

APPLICATIVE: -nunkila MEANING: to be smelling

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

1. Ukunuka mukanwa, MEANING: To have or use bad language

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Sapa mu kanwa.

2. Akasuba kanunka na panshi or nuu!, MEANING: The sun is burning hot!