Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1

To shake, to rock, to tremble

Example of use

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tengaana, tetema, tenkaana

 

MEANING 2

Verbintransitive. To go round instead of cutting across

Example of use

Tente cilingo MEANING To go round

 

Tente fishinde MEANING To dig out sods or turf by cutting roundwith a hoe

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tentengula, shingauka

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: Tentela

Passive: Tentwa

 

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

Cishiki munshitentela mwela MEANING A very stubbon person, who is as immovable in his opinions as atree stump.

 

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