verb transitive

MEANING

MEANING 1.

To have a shrill voice

Example of use

Ishiwi lyakwe lyalyotoka nga alelanda. MEANING: He has a shrill voice

MEANING 2.

adjective

To be scorched by heat, to be sunburnt

Example of use

Imbuto shandi nashotoka ku kasuba. MEANING: My seeds have been scotched by the sun’s heat.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pya, piila, bonsa, foota

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE – cooto

PASSIVE – otolwa, otokelwa

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOM/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE /EXPRESSIONS

Aotoka nga uwatoola inkalamo ya musakalala. Literal translation: She shouted like a person who has found a skeleton of a lion Meaning She has a shrill voice