Swahili
mzishi
m-ZI-shi
How to say it
Swahilimzishim-ZI-shisoon
Englishgravedigger, funeral attendantsoon
Frenchfossoyeur, croque-mortsoon
Meaning
a person who takes care of burial arrangements, such as a gravedigger or funeral attendant.
Good to know
one who attends to a burial (either a friend who looks after the details of the ceremony or a professional undertaker, grave- digger, etc.)
Examples
- Mzishi alichimba kaburi tangu asubuhi.The gravedigger dug the grave since morning.
- Je, mzishi amemaliza kazi yake?Has the funeral attendant finished his work?
- Familia ilimlipa mzishi kwa kazi nzuri.The family paid the gravedigger for his good work.
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