kutia rangi
koo-TEE-ah RAH-ngee
How to say it
Swahilikutia rangikoo-TEE-ah RAH-ngeesoon
Englishto dye, to color; to paintsoon
Frenchteindre, colorer; peindresoon
Meaning
To give something a new color by soaking it in dye or putting paint or color on it.
Good to know
Built from kutia, to put, and rangi, color. The thing colored follows: kutia rangi nguo, to dye clothes; kutia rangi nyumba is also said for painting a house, though kupaka rangi is more usual for paint.
Examples
- Mama alitia rangi ya bluu kitambaa cheupe.Mother dyed the white cloth blue.
- Kazi yake ni kutia rangi vitambaa vya batiki.Her job is dyeing batik fabrics.
- Watoto walitia rangi picha zao kwa kalamu.The children colored their pictures with crayons.
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