adjective

MEANING

To be cruel, harsh, sour–tempered

Example of use

1. Waba uwa ?antuka MEANING: You are a sour-tempered fellow

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Kauka.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USE/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: ?antukila.

Example of use

A?antukila MEANING: He rebuked me roughly)

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

lotokela.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Ngantuka ishiwi MEANING To have a very rough voice