verb transitive, causative of telela

MEANING 1

 

To be slippery,smooth

 

Example of Use

 

Ni mfula iyateleshe inshila MEANING It was the rainthat made the road slippery

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Myangusha,pukushikisha

 

 

 

 

MEANING 2:

 

To causeto be at, or to be at high position

Example of use                                                  

Bantu bakwe/balupwa bakwe eba muteleshe pa bufumu MEANING, his relatives/people made himto be a chief

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Selesha

 

 

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

 

Passive:teleshiwa

 

Aateleshiwe pali bucillolo kulikateka MEANING he wasmade to be a minister by the president

 

Reflexive: itelesha

Aiteleshefye pabufumu, MEANINGhe put himself as a chief

 

Applicative:  Telesesha

Bantu bakwe bamuteleseshe pabufumu, MEANING his people made himchief