kunyoa
koo-NYOH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikunyoakoo-NYOH-ah
Englishto shave; to cut (hair)
Frenchraser; couper (les cheveux)
Meaning
To cut hair from the head, face or body with a razor or clippers, either to the skin or very short.
Good to know
Used with nywele (hair), ndevu (beard) or kipara (a shaved head): kunyoa kipara. A barber is kinyozi, and the passive kunyolewa means to have one's hair cut.
Examples
- Baba hunyoa ndevu kila asubuhi.Father shaves his beard every morning.
- Nataka kunyoa nywele kabla ya harusi.I want to get a haircut before the wedding.
- Kinyozi alimnyoa mtoto kipara.The barber shaved the child's head.
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