Swahili
kitefu
ki-TE-fu
How to say it
Swahilikitefuki-TE-fusoon
Englishsob, sighsoon
Frenchsanglot, soupirsoon
Meaning
a fit of sobbing, sighing, or hiccupping.
Good to know
a noun (class 7) describing an involuntary burst of emotion or breath, such as a sob or hiccup.
Examples
- Alitoa kitefu cha huzuni.He let out a sob of sorrow.
- Je, unasikia kitefu chake usiku?Do you hear his sobbing at night?
- Hakuwa na kitefu chochote leo.He had no sobbing fit today.
- Mtoto atatoa vitefu akiwa na njaa.The baby will let out hiccups when hungry.
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