Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To open /to keep wide open

Exampleof use

Tanununaakanwa MEANING openthe mouth wide

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Asamuna,asama

 

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive – Tanununwa

Bamutanunwine kanwa MEANINGHis mouth was made to be opened

Applicative – Tanunwine

Amutanunwine kanwa MEANINGhe made him open his mouth

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION