Swahili
mkichaa
mki-CHA-a
How to say it
Swahilimkichaamki-CHA-asoon
Englishinsane personsoon
Frenchfousoon
Meaning
an insane person; a madman or lunatic.
Good to know
a rarer form of the more common mwenye kichaa or mwehu.
Examples
- Mkichaa huyo alitembea barabarani akiongea peke yake.That madman walked along the road talking to himself.
- Je, kweli alifanya kama mkichaa?Did he really act like a lunatic?
- Watu walimhurumia mkichaa aliyeonekana mtaani.People pitied the madman seen in the neighborhood.
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