Verb Transitive

MEANING

To stick out, as feathers, quills.

Example of use

1.    icinungi casakalika myunga, MEANING: The porcupine stuck out its quills.

2.     Nasakaliko mushishi, MEANING: He or she has ruffled his or her hair.

MEANING 2

To render a person wicked, angry, as by provoking or nagging him or her.

Example of use

Mukashi wa ci musakalika, MEANING: It is his wife that made him angry.

MEANING 3

To dress badly, in an ungainly way.

Example of use

Uyu mulumendo asakalika fye fyakufwala,MEANING: This young man dresses in an ungainly way.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

SYNONYM: fwala cisakali.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

PASSIVE: sakalikwa.

APPLICATIVE: sakalikila.

INTENSIVE:sakalikisha.