Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To cause to fall down violently and several times. Also, to hit the bottom of a vessel violently

Example of use

Ala caume! Calimutenaika panshi MEANING He’s a real man! He made him fall violently on his bum several times

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: Tenaikila

Passive: Tenaikwa

Reflexive: itenaika

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Apa aitenaika, apa aitenaika MEANING -said of a woman who goes to and sits here and there to gossip