Swahili
msitiri
m-see-TEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilimsitirim-see-TEE-reesoon
Englishconcealersoon
Frenchcelui qui cachesoon
Meaning
a person who conceals or covers up something, especially to protect someone's honor or modesty.
Good to know
from the verb -sitiri (to cover, conceal, protect one's dignity).
Examples
- Msitiri wa siri yake hakumsaliti.The keeper of his secret did not betray him.
- Je, kuna msitiri wa aibu yako?Is there someone covering up your shame?
- Msitiri alificha kasoro za rafiki yake.The concealer hid his friend's faults.
- Hakuwa msitiri, alifichua kila kitu.He was not a concealer, he revealed everything.
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