Verb transitive

MEANING

To uphold, maintain, detain.

Example of use

• Ikasha mu munda, MEANING: To take one’s fill to be satisfied.

• Ukuya ku milimo kano waikasha munda, MEANING: To go for work you must first maintain your strength by eating.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Nil.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

USE: Ikasha mu miniwe, To offer, sympathies to one in morning by saying kushikasha mukwai or (twashikasha mukwai) in doing so one kneels down, the tip of the fingers on the ground. ‘Kushikasha’ stands for imfwa (death).

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

Kalundwe e wikasha icaalo, MEANING:  Cassava is the staple food that sustains the people of the country.