chozi

How to say it

Meaning

A drop of water that falls from the eye when a person cries; it is also the name of the sunbird, a small bright bird that feeds on nectar.

Good to know

For a tear it is ki class, plural machozi: kudondosha chozi, to shed a tear. For the bird the plural is also chozi. Gesi ya machozi is tear gas.

Examples

• Alidondosha chozi aliposikia habari hizo.She shed a tear when she heard the news.
• Machozi yalimtoka mama alipomwona mwanawe.Tears came to the mother's eyes when she saw her son.
• Chozi mdogo alinywa maua ya bustani.A little sunbird drank from the garden flowers.

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