Verb transitive intensive of –baasa.

MEANING

To square, to plane, to carve.

Example of use

1.     -Baasa  fiseko or mbao, MEANING:  To plane,smoothe out planks.

2.     -Baasa mubili mubili, MEANING:  To plane two sides of a log.

3.     -Baasa moonse moonse, MEANING:  To square a log.

4.     -Baasa bwato, MEANING:  To hollow out a canoe from a tree.

5.     -Baasa i?oma, MEANING:  To hollowout a drum.

6.     -Baasa muntu lupi, MEANING:  To slap a person in the face .

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Tobo muntu lupi.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DERIVATIVE: Maaso

PASSIVE: –Baaswa

APPLICATIVE: -Baashila

PROVERBS

Baasa baasatabaashisha bwino.

Literal translation

He who carves in a hurry does not carve well.

Meaning

Do not hurry a job if you want it well done.

Bemba meaning

Ifya mulubilotafiwama. Umulimo wabula ukuutekela umutima taubombeka bwino.