andika
Verb transitive and intransitive
MEANING1
To smear, anoint with oil.
Exampleof use
Naandikaamafuta pa filonda,MEANING: He or she has rubbed oil on the sores.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Suba,katika, laba, leleka
MEANING2
To aim
Exampleof use
Andikaimfuti, MEANING: Aim a gun.
MEANING3
To bewitch.
Exampleof use
Balimwandika MEANING: Theybewitched him or her.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Lowa,tambulo, buyoka, mbuyoka, shinsula, pinuna, filika, bilimya, pilula
MEANING4
To soak in water for a moment.
Exampleof use
Aliandika kalundwe, MEANING: He or she soaked cassava in water for amoment.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Abika,bomfya, fumfunya, tumpa
MEANING5
To write
Exampleof use
Aliandikaifyo balesosa, MEANING: He or she wrote what they were saying.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
lemba.
OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE: –Andikwa.
Example of use
Tacaandikwa, MEANING: It is not written.
APPLICATIVE
andikila. PASSIVE: –andikilwa.
Example of use