Verb transitive

MEANING 1

 

To dig out

 

Example of use

 

Banamayo bateekwile nteekuteMEANING,the women dug out small may-bugs

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Imba, Shululula

 

 

MEANING 2

 

To dig up information

 

Example of Use

 

Kaleemba aateekwile lyashi ilyankama ku caalo MEANING the news reporter dug out very confidentialinformation to the nation

 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

Applicative: teekwila

 

Aateekwilila banyina inteekute, MEANING he dug out smallmay-bugs for his mother

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

 

Mwana ateekwile ibele kuli nyina, MEANINGa baby sacked breast from its mother/is acolloquial way of saying that a baby sucked too much from its mother’s breast