Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To fall upon a person, as when wresting; to crush.

Example of use

Icipe canjilikisha, MEANING: The load crushed me

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fyanta, fwanta

MEANING 2

To treat unfairly

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fyenga 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: Bwilikishi.   .  PASSIVE: Ilikishiwa.

APPLICATIVE: Ilikishisha.

REFLEXIVE: Iilikisha fye, MEANING: To delude oneself.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Ibepesha fye.

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

Wanjilikisha pa mulandu uli uwandi, Literal translation: You came and crushed me in my just claims MEANING Said by the victim of any unfair play