Verb Transitive

MEANING1

To unlock, to unfasten.

Exampleof use

Fuungulaiciibi, MEANING:To unlock the door.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Komonona.

MEANING2

To open a breech-loading gun.

Exampleof use

Afuungulaimfuti, MEANING: He has opened a breech-loading gun.

MEANING3

To remove a prohibition.

Exampleof use

Alimufuungulapantu alefwaya asansamuke, MEANING: He removed a prohibition on him because hewanted him to be happy.

MEANING4

To break a fast

Exampleof use

Mailo kufungula,pantu inshita yakweshimaninshi yapwa, MEANING Tomorrow I will be breaking myfast: Lent will be over.

MEANING5

To perform.

Exampleof use

-Fuungulaamasha, MEANING: To perform a belly dance.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

-Cindaamasha.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: -Fuungulwa. 

APPLICATIVE: -Fuungwila.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Nil.

PROVERBS

Nil.