Swahili
kambuka
kam-BU-ka
How to say it
Swahilikambukakam-BU-kasoon
Englishto dry upsoon
Frenchse tarirsoon
Meaning
to dry up and wither; figuratively, to lose one's strength.
Good to know
drv up, wither; fig. lose strength, become weak
Examples
- Mimea ilikambuka kwa ukosefu wa mvua.The plants withered from lack of rain.
- Baada ya ugonjwa, mwili wake ulikambuka.After the illness, his body grew weak.
- Kwa nini maua haya yamekambuka haraka?Why have these flowers withered so quickly?
- Nguvu zake zilikambuka alipozeeka.His strength waned as he grew old.
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