Verb transitive

MEANING1

To offer, hand out to

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

 

Amutambikafwaka MEANING Heoffered him some tobacco

 

Tambikaukuboko MEANING Stretchout your hand to

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

tengeleshako ukuboko

MEANING2

To be overwhelmed by

 

EXAMPLEOF USE

 

Natambika inshiku or mwanda lesa MEANINGI am overwhelmed by sorrow (allusion to earth whereone buried a relative

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

APPLICATIVE:Tambikila

PASSIVE:Tambikwa

 

Atambikwe intekwe MEANING He was offered the snuffbox