mlisha
MLEE-shah
How to say it
SwahilimlishaMLEE-shah
Englishfeeder; host (of a parasite)
Frenchnourricier ; hôte (d'un parasite)
Meaning
One who feeds others or grazes animals. In biology, a plant or animal on which a parasite lives and feeds, as in mmea mlisha, a host plant.
Good to know
M/wa class for a person, plural walisha; after a noun it agrees like an adjective: mmea mlisha, samaki walisha. From kulisha, to feed.
Examples
- Kupe hunyonya damu ya mnyama mlisha wake.A tick sucks the blood of its host animal.
- Mmea huu ni mlisha wa wadudu wengi.This plant is a host to many insects.
- Mlisha mifugo huyo huwapeleka ng'ombe malishoni kila siku.That herder takes the cattle to pasture every day.
Forms
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