verb transitive– reversive of tandika

EXAMPLEOF USE

Atandulaicitambala ku mabeya. Meaning: She removed the piece of cloththat was spread over her shoulders.

MEANING2

To drive, chase away.

EXAMPLEOF USE

Tandulamakanta Meaning: To drive away the locusts.

Amutandulaku mubili wakwe. Meaning: She drove the man away fromnear her.

Imfumuya mutandula Meaning: The chief chased him away.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Lundulula, salanganya, tandubula, sansanta

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSION

Ukutandulaumuntu impepo pa mubili. Literal translation: To driveaway fever from the body. Meaning: To give a charm to a person who lost hismate so as to console him. 

The usual charm consists in a kupyana ceremony whichchases away death.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pyana

MEANING3

To file a case, set it aside.

Example of use

Nabamuatandulaumulandu Meaning: They set his case aside.

MEANING4

To open widely.

EXAMPLEOF USE

Acitandulaakanwa. Meaning: She opened the mouth widely.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive: tandulwa

Applicative: tandwila

 

PROVERBS

Ilyashiushiliko, litandula kanwa.

Literaltranslation:

If you mix in aconversation you know nothing about, you will distend your mouth, and you willremain gasping.

Meaning:

Never talk about athing of which you are ignorant, for you will be the laughing-stock ofeveryone.

Bembameaning:

Ilyashinga taulishibe, tacalinga kulandapo pantu kuti walufyanya waibiika mukusekwa.

Similarproverb

Ilyashiushiliko, litandula mputi.