Verb Intransitive.

MEANING

To beat (heart, pulse)

Example of use

Umutima uletunta na ntu, ntu, ntu! MEANING The heart is beating ntu,ntu, ntu!

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Onomatopoeic ntu, ntu.

Derivative: mutunta.

MEANING 2

To beat, as hot iron, etc.

EXAMPLE OF USE

Tunta icela ico baoca. Meaning: To beat a hot iron.

Tunta inkula. Meaning: To beat the sides of a basket of red powder so as to pour out contents.

MEANING 3

To carry things as from a heap in successive trips.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tunsha.

MEANING 4

To pass underground, as a stream.

MEANING 5

To dive under water and come up further on.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

Derivative: mutunta panshi.

Passive: tuntwa

Example of use

Icela cantuntwa MEANING The hot iron was beaten.

Ifipe fyatuntwa MEANING The loads were carried in several trips.

Tuntwa umutima MEANING To be very sensitive: easily affected.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

munshituntwa umutima, mutuntwa mbila.

Applicative: tuntila.