Swahili
msagi
m-SAH-gee
How to say it
Swahilimsagim-SAH-geesoon
Englishmillersoon
Frenchmeuniersoon
Meaning
a person who grinds grain or other materials, such as at a mill.
Good to know
agent noun from -saga (to grind).
Examples
- Msagi wa unga alifanya kazi mchana kutwa.The flour miller worked all day.
- Je, msagi yuko wapi sasa?Where is the miller now?
- Msagi alisaga mahindi kwa mashine.The miller ground the maize with a machine.
- Hakuwa msagi, alikuwa mkulima.He was not a miller, he was a farmer.
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