kunyonga
koo-NYOH-ngah
How to say it
Swahilikunyongakoo-NYOH-ngahsoon
Englishto strangle; to hang (execute); to pedalsoon
Frenchétrangler; pendre; pédalersoon
Meaning
To kill by squeezing the neck or to execute by hanging; kunyonga baiskeli also means to pedal a bicycle. Figuratively, to choke something off.
Good to know
The passive kunyongwa is to be hanged, as in adhabu ya kunyongwa, the death penalty. Kujinyonga is to hang oneself.
Examples
- Mhalifu alijaribu kumnyonga mlinzi.The criminal tried to strangle the guard.
- Aliyehukumiwa kunyongwa amepunguziwa adhabu.The man sentenced to hang has had his sentence reduced.
- Anaweza kunyonga baiskeli kilomita hamsini kwa siku.He can pedal a bicycle fifty kilometers a day.
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