Swahili
kikazo
ki-KA-zo
How to say it
Swahilikikazoki-KA-zosoon
Englishpressure, stresssoon
Frenchpression, accentsoon
Meaning
pressure, or in linguistics, stress or accent placed on a syllable.
Good to know
a variant of kikaza.
Examples
- Alieleza kikazo katika lugha ya Kiswahili.He explained stress in the Swahili language.
- Kikazo cha neno hili kiko silabi gani?Which syllable does the stress of this word fall on?
- Hawakuweka kikazo cha kutosha kwenye ujenzi ule.They did not apply enough pressure in that construction.
- Mwalimu alionyesha kikazo sahihi cha kila neno.The teacher showed the correct stress of every word.
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