Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To feel, palpate

Example of use

Aletonya ukumfwa umupila nga naukosa MEANING he is feeling the ball see if it is hard

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Applicative: Tonesha

Passive: Toneshiwa

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

 

PROVERBS

PROVERB 1

Uushili noko takutonya umutwe

Literal translation

One who is not your mother will not feel your head to see if a load left a sore

 

Meaning

Your mother will not give you too heavy a load to carry; first she weighs it to see if you are capable of carrying it.

Bemba meaning

Noko ni noko. Noko pa ku kutwike cipe kuti atala apima nga namulingana naco amaka.Ushili obe wena kuluminishafye ukwabula nokusakamana ifyo umulimo ulekucusha.

PROVERB 2

Uushilinoko akutonya mu mbafu

Literal translation

Someone not your mother will first feel your ribs to see if you are full.

Meaning

Your mother will not wait to see if you are starving to give you food. A mother will not wait to feel your ribs to see if you’re hungry

Bemba meaning

Noko ni noko. Uushili noko teti akuposeko amaano nga noko.