-Fikina
Verb transitive

 

To crash in hands, to rub , tocurl.

Example of use

1.      Fikina amapapa, MEANING: To make animal skin intoleather by rubbing it with the hands.

2.      Fikina umushishi, MEANING: Curl the hair with thehands.

3. Fikina amale, MEANING: To rub and shell anear of the millet. SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pukusa,

4. Fikina mu meenso MEANING: To rub the eyes.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pukusa, Fikinino utulo.

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: -Fikinwa.  APPLICATIVE: –Fikinina.

 FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

to beat badly

Example of use

Iwe mwaice,ndekufikina! MEANINGYou young man, I shall spank you!


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