kavu

How to say it

Meaning

Having no water or wetness in it or on it, as dry clothes, dry land or dry food.

Good to know

Adjective stem that takes the prefix of its noun: nguo kavu, mkate mkavu, kitambaa kikavu, majani makavu. Nchi kavu is dry land and kiangazi the dry season.

Examples

• Tunahitaji kuni kavu kuwasha moto.We need dry firewood to light the fire.
• Majani makavu yanafaa kulisha ng'ombe kiangazi.Dry grass is good for feeding cattle in the dry season.
• Futa meza kwa kitambaa kikavu.Wipe the table with a dry cloth.

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