kupalilia
koo-pah-lee-LEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikupaliliakoo-pah-lee-LEE-ah
Englishto weed
Frenchdésherber
Meaning
To remove weeds from a field or garden, usually with a hoe, so that the crops grow well.
Good to know
Takes the crop or field as object: kupalilia mahindi, to weed the maize. Palizi is the work of weeding.
Examples
- Wakulima wanapalilia mahindi yao sasa.The farmers are weeding their maize now.
- Tulipalilia shamba la maharage siku nzima.We weeded the bean field all day.
- Usipopalilia, magugu yataua mazao.If you do not weed, the weeds will kill the crops.
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