Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To lift, raise with lever

Example of use

Tunkula ilibwe ku cimuti, MEANING to raise a heavy stone with a pole

 

MEANING 2

To bump, probe, poke, goad, gore a person

Example of use

Tunkula umuntu ku lusengo MEANING To gore a person with a horn

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tuuba, tunakulusengo

MEANING 3

Tunkula inkanda kunsonta MEANING, to raise skin with a tattooing needle

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive: Tunkulwa

Applicative: Tunkulwila