kuwasha
koo-WAH-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuwashakoo-WAH-shahsoon
Frenchallumer; démanger, piquersoon
Meaning
To make a light, fire, engine or machine start burning or working; used of the skin it means to itch or sting.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: kuwasha taa, to switch on the light; kuwasha moto, to light a fire. The opposite is kuzima. Mwili unaniwasha, my body itches.
Examples
- Washa taa, giza limeingia.Switch on the light, it has got dark.
- Dereva aliwasha gari akaondoka.The driver started the car and left.
- Tuliwasha moto ili kupata joto.We lit a fire to get warm.
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