Verb transitive

MEANING 1.

To treat kindly,carefully.

Example of use.

Ulemuteeteesa MEANING You must treat him kindly.

Teeteesa icintu MEANING To handle a thing carefully.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-tentemba, -teemuna, -pepeesa.

MEANING 2.

To cajole, coax.

Example of use.

Ulemusembeka,MEANING you have to coax him.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-sembeleka.

MEANING 3.

To spoil thechild.

Example of use.

Mwilateeteesa umwana Do not spoil the child.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-lela umwana cishikulu.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Applicative: -teeteesela. 

Passive: teeteeselwa

Example of use.

nateeteeselwe umwana kwa nakulu MEANING my child was spoiled by the grandmother.