dry

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[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)

[Swahili Word] -pwesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)

[Swahili Word] -pweza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be dried up

[Swahili Word] -pwewa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] The well dried up of water

[Swahili Example] Kisima kilipwewa maji

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[English Word] be dry (of washing)

[Swahili Word] -anuka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -anika

[English Example] it has stopped raining, it has cleared up (figurative)

[Swahili Example] kumeanuka sasa

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[English Word] become dry

[Swahili Word] -kauka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu

[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka

[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".

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[English Word] become dry

[Swahili Word] -kaukiana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -kauka V

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[English Word] become dry

[Swahili Word] -pwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] low tide.

[Swahili Example] maji ya kupwa

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[English Word] become dry

[Swahili Word] -susuwaa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] become dry (from the effects of the sun)

[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'anaa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dry

[Swahili Word] -kavu

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Related Words] kauka, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu

[English Example] it was dry before

[Swahili Example] mbele kulikuwa kukavu [Sul]

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[English Word] dry

[Swahili Word] yabis

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] ardhi yabis

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[English Word] dry

[Swahili Word] yabisi

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] yabisi ardhi

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[English Word] dry

[Swahili Word] uyabisi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dry (eg coconut)

[Swahili Word] -anika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] kuweka kitu juani ili kiwe kikavu [Amana, Masomo 407]

[English Example] dry meat; dry fish; dry clothes, air clothes; your work is to grate coconut then you go to dry it.

[Swahili Example] Kazi ... yenu ni kukuna nazi/Kisha mwenda [ku]zianika [Amana, Masomo 407]

[Note] Cf. '-anua / also: '-janika

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[English Word] dry (fruit)

[Swahili Word] -oka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dry (something)

[Swahili Word] -kausha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kauka

[Related Words] kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu

[English Example] they have been drying fruit

[Swahili Example] wamekausha matunda

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[English Word] dry fish

[Swahili Word] -ng'onda

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dry off

[Swahili Word] -pangusa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dry place (rocks etc.) left by the tide

[English Plural] dry places

[Swahili Word] kipwa

[Swahili Plural] vipwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -pwa

[Terminology] marine

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[English Word] dry season

[English Plural] dry seasons

[Swahili Word] kiangazi

[Swahili Plural] viangazi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -kambuka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -kauka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] baada ya kulia, na machozi kumkauka... [Kez]

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -kauka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu

[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka

[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -kutaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] (= nyauka, kauka)

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -pwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the water dried up in the morning

[Swahili Example] Maji yalikupwana asubuhi

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[English Word] dry up

[Swahili Word] -susuwaa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] drying up

[Swahili Word] unyaufu

[Part of Speech] noun

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