Fipilila
Verb
MEANING
Tosuck thoroughly; to drink to the last drop.
Afipilila utumuto tushele mumbale, MEANING:He has drunk all the soup in the plate.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
–Kumununa.
RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE: -Fipililwa.
PROVERBS
PROVERB 1
Kamfipilile balimwikete
Literaltranslation:
Hewho said, “let me suck it thoroughly,” was caught.
Meaning:
Donot let good things interfere with your welfare, safety first; good thingsafterwards.
Bemba Meaning
Mukulolekesha emukutobolwaEcimo naulya atiila nakalya nakalya, pantu impela yakwe ilabipa.
Similar proverbs
Kankubululebalimwikete
PROVERB 2
Ukulye suku kufipilila,’
Literal translation
Toeat the ‘isuku’ fruit properly, onemust suck it thoroughly.
Meaning
Ifa job is worth doing, it is worth doing it well, right to the end.
Bemba meaning
Icintu icili conse kanonaucibikako amaano.