Verb Transitive

MEANING

MEANING 1

 To scald, to peel off.

Example of use

1.    –Fopolaiminwe, MEANING:  to scald one’sfingers.

2.    –Fopolaumuti, MEANING: to peel off the bark from a tree,

3.    –Fopolaulunshishi,MEANING:  to strip off barkrope.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Fupula, -Lupula.

MEANING 2

Tothrash; to fall on

Example of use

Imfula yamfopola, MEANING: I have been drenched bythe rain.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE:–Fopolwa. 

APPLICATIVE:–Fopwela.

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

PROVERBS

Nil.