kiua

How to say it

Meaning

something that kills, used to form words like kiuadudu (insecticide); the same form also names a wild tree variety and serves as the diminutive of ua (flower).

Good to know

mainly used as a prefix in compounds meaning 'killer of ___', e.g. kiuadudu (insecticide), kiuasumu (poison); rarely stands alone.

Examples

• Dawa hii ni kiua wadudu kizuri.This medicine is a good insecticide.
• Je, kiua hicho kinafanya kazi?Does that killer substance work?
• Sitatumia kiua chenye sumu kali.I will not use a killer with strong poison.
• Watafanya kiua kipya cha panya.They will make a new rat killer.