kuangua
koo-ah-NGOO-ah
How to say it
Swahilikuanguakoo-ah-NGOO-ah
Meaning
To make something fall or break open: to knock fruit down from a tree, or for a hen to hatch its eggs. In news it is mostly heard in kuangua kilio, to burst into loud weeping.
Good to know
Mostly in kuangua kilio, to break into loud crying, and kuangua kicheko, to burst out laughing. The passive kuanguliwa is used of eggs and chicks: mayai yameanguliwa, the eggs have hatched.
Examples
- Mama aliangua kilio aliposikia habari za msiba.Mother burst into tears when she heard the news of the death.
- Kuku wetu ameangua vifaranga kumi leo.Our hen has hatched ten chicks today.
- Watoto walitumia fimbo kuangua maembe mtini.The children used a stick to knock mangoes down from the tree.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.