Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To wait

Example of use

Mutekele; alaisaMEANING wait for him he is coming/wait for him hewill be coming

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pemba, pembela, linda, lindila

MEANING 2

Example of use

To be wateryor too soft

Example of use

Bushe eulya mukashaana aanaile ubwali bwatekela MEANING is that thegirl who prepared nshima which was too ssofty?

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Temuka

 

 

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative- Tekelela

 

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Tekela ukuboko MEANING to soften the arm