kunyamazisha
koo-nyah-mah-ZEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikunyamazishakoo-nyah-mah-ZEE-shahsoon
Englishto silence, to quiet, to hushsoon
Frenchfaire taire, réduire au silencesoon
Meaning
To make a person or a noise stop, by calming, ordering or forcing; also to stop critics from speaking out.
Good to know
Causative of kunyamaza, to be quiet. Takes an object: kumnyamazisha mtoto, to hush a child; kuwanyamazisha wakosoaji, to silence critics.
Examples
- Mama alimnyamazisha mtoto aliyekuwa akilia.Mother hushed the child who was crying.
- Kiongozi huyo alijaribu kuwanyamazisha wakosoaji wake.That leader tried to silence his critics.
- Mwalimu aligonga meza kunyamazisha darasa.The teacher knocked on the table to quiet the class.
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