Swahili
masinikizo
mah-see-nee-KEE-zoh
How to say it
Swahilimasinikizomah-see-nee-KEE-zohsoon
Englishpressuressoon
Frenchcontraintessoon
Meaning
Pressure, especially physical or political pressure exerted on something or someone; a variant of mashinikizo.
Good to know
plural of sinikizo (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement; variant spelling of mashinikizo.
Examples
- Alifanya kazi chini ya masinikizo makubwa.He worked under great pressures.
- Je, masinikizo hayo yalitoka wapi?Where did those pressures come from?
- Masinikizo hayakumfanya abadili msimamo wake.The pressures did not make him change his position.
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