kukauka
koo-kah-OO-kah
How to say it
Swahilikukaukakoo-kah-OO-kahsoon
Englishto dry, to dry upsoon
Frenchsécher, se tarirsoon
Meaning
To lose water or moisture and become dry, as washed clothes, a river or a plant in a drought.
Good to know
No object: nguo zimekauka, the clothes are dry; mto umekauka, the river has dried up. To dry something is kukausha; the adjective is -kavu.
Examples
- Nguo zimekauka haraka kwa sababu ya jua.The clothes have dried quickly because of the sun.
- Visima vingi vimekauka msimu huu wa kiangazi.Many wells have dried up this dry season.
- Mimea itakauka bila mvua.The plants will dry up without rain.
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