Swahili
fuka
FU-ka
How to say it
SwahilifukaFU-kasoon
Englishto smoldersoon
Frenchfumersoon
Meaning
to give off smoke, steam, or fumes, to smolder.
Good to know
faki fukarika become impoverished, be ruined
Examples
- Moshi ulikuwa ukifuka kutoka kwenye moto.Smoke was rising from the fire.
- Je, chai hii bado inafuka mvuke?Is this tea still steaming?
- Kuni hazikufuka moshi mwingi.The firewood did not give off much smoke.
- Mlima ule ulianza kufuka baada ya mtetemeko.That mountain began to smolder after the earthquake.
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