anda
Verb transitive and intensive.
MEANING 1
To spread as roots, tendrils, shoots of groundnuts, etc. (and therefore to yield plenty).
Example of use
Imishila ya kalundwe yatendeka ukwanda mu mushili, MEANING: The roots of the cassava have started to spread in the ground.
MEANING 2
to spread over the body, as leprosy etc.
Example of use
Ifibashi fyamwanda umubili onse, MEANING: Leprosy has spread all over his or her body.
MEANING 3
To grasp, lay hold of (anda mu mwinwe).
Example of use
Bamwanda mu minwe, MEANING: They seized him or her.
MEANING 3
To claw
Example of use
Pungwa awila pa nkoko, ayanda pamala, MEANING: The hawk pounced upon the fowl and got its claws into it.
OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE: –andwa.
Example of use
1. Ayandwa ne fibashi, MEANING: He or she is covered with leprosy.
2. Andwa mu minwe, MEANING: He or she is seized.
APPLICATIVE: –Andila. PASSIVE: –Andilwa.
Example of use
1. Uyu muti wayandalila lubali, MEANING: That tree has its roots in the ground on one side only.
2. Ico wayandilwa ne fibashi cinshi? MEANING: Why is it that you have been seized by leprosy?
FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS
Alianda nge mbalala, MEANING: He or she spreads like groundnuts.