Verb transitive

MEANING

To hammer or strike repeatedly

Example of use

Inondo ilekamaila pa ceela MEANING The hammer beats repeatedly on the anvil (iron)

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

komaila

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Alekamaila fye pali cimo ciine  MEANING He is repeating the same thing incessantly

PROVERBS

Apakamaila inondo, ninshi pali ubulema.

  LITERAL TRANSLATION: Where the hammer strikes repeatedly, there is a flaw

MEANING: There must be a reason for constant rebuking

  BEMBA MEANING; Icintu ico umuntu alekalipapo libili-libili ninshi namona ukuti kuti caleeta ubwafya kuntanshi.

SIMILAR PROVERBS

Lufwinyemba aliiwa pa kantu