Swahili
mdaa
m-DA-a
How to say it
Swahilimdaam-DA-asoon
Englishmdaasoon
Frenchmdaasoon
Meaning
a shrub whose bark or roots yield a black dye (Euclea multiflora).
Good to know
mdaa (plant used for making a black dye, Euclea multiflora). (= msirisha.)
Examples
- Wanawake walitumia mdaa kutengeneza rangi nyeusi.The women used mdaa to make black dye.
- Je, mdaa hupatikana wapi?Where is mdaa found?
- Mizizi ya mdaa haikutumika kwa dawa.The roots of mdaa were not used for medicine.
- Watachuma mdaa msituni kesho.They will gather mdaa in the forest tomorrow.
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