Swahili
mla
m-LAH
How to say it
Swahilimlam-LAHsoon
Englisheatersoon
Frenchmangeursoon
Meaning
an eater or consumer, an agent noun formed from -la, to eat.
Good to know
combines with an object to name a type of consumer, e.g. mla riba (usurer, literally interest-eater) or mla watu (cannibal, literally person-eater).
Examples
- Yeye ni mla riba anayewaumiza wadaiwa.He is a usurer who harms his debtors.
- Hadithi hiyo inasimulia habari za mla watu.That story tells of a cannibal.
- Mla wa kila kitu hafi njaa.One who eats anything never starves.
- Je, unamjua mla riba wa mtaa huu?Do you know the usurer of this neighborhood?
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