Verb transitive

MEANING 1.

To press,squeeze.

Example of use.

-tina amasuku, MEANING to press out thejuice of masuku fruit.

Ati ntinako icipute; umwaice alamutina, MEANING he said, “squeeze the boil for me”, and thechild squeezed it.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Fina, kama

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Passive: - tinwa,

Icipute catinwa, MEANING the abscess is squeezed.

Applicative: -tinina.

Tinina ifipute kucipatala MEANING get the abscesses lanced at the hospital

PROVERBS.

Umunweumo tautina nda,

Literal translation

One finger cannot squeeze a louse.

Bemba meaning

Umuntu nga alifye eka, imilimo kuti yamusanda, no kuibomba teti aibombebwino.

Similar proverbs

1.Umunwe umo tausala nda,

2. Umuntu umo ushisalangana.

3. Kolwe ali eka, tata ?onso pa bwingi.

4. Akanwa kamo upyemo no kuipula.