Verb transitive

MEANING

Bad temper

Examples of use

1.     Uyu mwaume wa cau,

MEANING: This man is an irritable person.

2.     Iwe uli mutwe wa cau,

MEANING: You are a hot headed individual.

3.     -umye cau,

MEANING: To be hard to get on with (of a chief).

4.     Ii mfumu, ifyo yaume cau,

MEANING: This chief is hard to please, has an awful temper.

5.     ADVERB Asoselecau cau,

MEANING: He or she spoke angrily.

6.     Ancitile cau cau,

MEANING:He or she was very angry with me.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mpoka, musasu.