eusi
eh-OO-see
How to say it
Swahilieusieh-OO-seesoon
Englishblack; darksoon
Frenchnoir, sombresoon
Meaning
The stem meaning black, the color of charcoal or of a night without light; also dark in color.
Good to know
It takes the prefix of the noun: mtu mweusi, gari jeusi, nguo nyeusi, viatu vyeusi, macho meusi. Watu weusi is black people, Africans.
Examples
- Paka wetu ni mweusi kabisa.Our cat is completely black.
- Alinunua gari jeusi mwaka jana.He bought a black car last year.
- Mawingu meusi yanaonyesha mvua inakuja.Dark clouds show that rain is coming.
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