Fundika
Transitive Verb
MEANING1
To tie a knot.
Exampleof use
1. Ukufundika caume, MEANING:To make a knot as the men do,that is a reef knot.
2. Ukufundika canakashi, MEANING: To make a knot or tie a knot asthe women do that is a granny knot.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Nil.
MEANING2
To ripen something.
Exampleof use
Ukufundikaamale nangu inkonde, MEANING: Toripen millet or bananas, as by placing them in a basket, to let them come to maturity.
MEANING3
To manure.
ExampleUse
Ukufundikaumushili,MEANING:To manure the soil.
MEANING4
Agree to conceal.
Exampleof Use
Ukufundikaumulandu, MEANING:To agree conceal compromising facts in a lawsuit.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Kaka.
OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
DERIVATIVE: - Cifundo, ifundo, MEANING: A reef knot.
PASSIVE: - Fundikwa.
APPLICATIVE: –Fundikila.
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS
Ba fundika umulandu, MEANING:They have agreed to conceal certain facts in alawsuit.
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