itako
noun
Plural -amatako
MEANING 1.
Buttock, hip.
Example of use.
Tautala auteeka amatako panshi, MEANING: You never knew what it was to sit down. You never had a dwelling, you are always roaming about.
MEANING 2.
The bottom of the receptacle, the lower part, base.
Example of use.
• Ubwalwa bwashala pa matako ya nsupa, MEANING: Beer remain at the bottom of the calabash.
• Itako lya museke, MEANING: The bottom of the basket.
MEANING 3.
The stock of a gun,
Example of use.
Bamuma necitako ca mufti MEANING: He has been beaten with the stock of a gun.
SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Nil.
OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.
Nil.
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.
Mune teka amatako panshi MEANING My friend, take things easy
Nil.
PROVERBS.
1. Umulwele tafisa itako.
Literal translation.
A sick person doesn’t bother about covering his nakedness.
Meaning.
A patient has more important things to worry about than convention and human respect.
Bemba Meaning.
Icilekucusha calinga ukucilondolola bwino ukwabula ukumfwa insoni. Kabili abati abali na insala tabalwila nayo matako, wileka insala ilekucusha na kanwa nu kwata. Kabili capilibula ukuti umuntu balefwaya bamwafwe kabili umwine alecita ifikansa, abati lekeeni abe, naumfwa umwine ukuti tacimusakamike.
2. Nsala tabalwila nayo amatako.
Literal translation.
One does not fight hunger with the buttocks
Meaning.
Hunger does not respect modesty. A hungry person will care more about satisfying his hunger than appearing decent. He will even go to the extent of bartering his clothes for food
Bemba Meaning
Ekutiila insala tayaishiba nowaina pantu nga taulelya namatako yalonda. Takwaba icibumbwa icakosa kunsala.
3. Ukupokelela uwa matako yakulu, akakupoke cipuna.
Literal translation.
If you welcome someone with big buttocks he will eventually get your chair.
Meaning.
Beware of selfish and ambitious people
Bemba Meaning
Uwabukakashi nangu umone anakilile wimutekelesha. Uwabucenjeshi tee wakufukatila.