kulevya
koo-LEH-vyah
How to say it
Swahilikulevyakoo-LEH-vyah
Englishto intoxicate; drugs (dawa za kulevya)
Frenchenivrer ; drogues (stupéfiants)
Meaning
To make someone drunk or high; in dawa za kulevya, narcotic drugs, it names substances that do so.
Good to know
The causative of kulewa, to be drunk. Almost always heard in dawa za kulevya, illegal drugs, and biashara ya dawa za kulevya, drug trafficking. Pombe inalevya means alcohol intoxicates.
Examples
- Vijana wengi wameathirika na dawa za kulevya.Many young people are affected by drugs.
- Pombe hii inalevya haraka sana.This alcohol makes you drunk very quickly.
- Alikamatwa na dawa za kulevya uwanja wa ndege.He was arrested with drugs at the airport.
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