Swahili
lipizi
lee-PEE-zee
How to say it
Swahililipizilee-PEE-zeesoon
Englishextortionsoon
Frenchextorsionsoon
Meaning
a demand for repayment of a debt, or more broadly, extortion, revenge, or religious atonement.
Good to know
Usually used in the plural, malipizi.
Examples
- Alipata lipizi kali kwa deni lake.He faced a harsh demand for repayment of his debt.
- Waliogopa lipizi la wanyang'anyi.They feared the extortion by the robbers.
- Alitafuta lipizi kwa aliyemdhulumu.He sought revenge on the one who wronged him.
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