Verb transitive

MEANING

To press down or crush down

MEANING1

Example of use

 

Mwamba icipe asendele calimutita ‘MEANING The load that Mwamba carried was too heavy for him; it crushed him down.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Titikisha, tininkisha, titila

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive Titwa

Example of use

Nalititwa na cilya cipe; califinisha MEANING I was crushed by that load, it was too heavy for me

applicative Titila-