Noun

MEANING

Garden, cultivated patch in forest fertilized with ashes ofbranches.

Example of use

1.Tema ubukula MEANING: Lop trees for the bukula ( garden)

2. cikanga bukula, MEANING: A half fertilized garden.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Citemene, cikumba

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS /PHRASES /COLLOQUIALUSE/ EXPRESSIONS

Tulebutanda ( bukula), kano kashila wa ndala atontwela

LITERAL TRANSLATION

 We will sow, unlessthe maker of furrows (for seeds) gets tired of it.

MEANING:

When someone starts a work one should finish it, unlesssomething serious prevents one.

 

PROVERBS

1.Bukula, mwana wa mbusa, tabukula bwangu

Literal translation

Bukula is a small child, it does not grow quickily( pun onthe words bukula and kula: to grow)

Meaning:

Rome was not built in a day

2. Ukutema ubukula bukalamba, kwenda umutende

Literal translation

Cutting (lopping) trees for a big garden means being in goodhealth

Meaning:

Big work requires good health