Noun

singular - ululembo

MEANING 1

Incisions, tattoo marks.

Example of use

Lemba inembo MEANING: To make incisions or tattoo marks.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Mpoloto.

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Kinds of tattoo marks; mukomango, misanshiko, mumbuli, ntinta mutoto, mpoloto, nakonde.

FIGURATIVESPECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

 

PROVERBS

Umulopa ukufuma ni palulembo.

Literal translation:

Blood always comes from a tattoo mark.

Meaning: 

Without pain you cannot get anything worthwhile

Bemba Meaning:

Icintu icisuma conse pakucikwata ulingile wapiba ilibe.