Verb transitive

MEANING

Tostick out, as feathers, quills.

Exampleof use

1.    Icinungi casakalika myunga, MEANING: The porcupine stuck out its quills.

2.     Nasakalikomushishi, MEANING: He or she hasruffled his or her hair.

MEANING2

To render a person wicked, angry, as by provoking ornagging him or her.

Exampleof use

Mukashiwacimusakalika, MEANING: It is hiswife that made him angry.

MEANING3

To dress badly, in an ungainly way.

Exampleof use

Uyumulumendo asakalika fye fyakufwala,MEANING: This young man dresses in an ungainly way.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fwalacisakali.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

PASSIVE: sakalikwa.

APPLICATIVE: sakalikila.

INTENSIVE:sakalikisha.