Swahili
nuksani
nu-KSA-ni
How to say it
Swahilinuksaninu-KSA-nisoon
Englishloss, damagesoon
Frenchperte, dommagesoon
Meaning
loss or damage, especially as caused by misfortune.
Good to know
see nuksi
Examples
- Biashara yake ilipata nuksani kubwa mwaka huu.His business suffered great loss this year.
- Mvua kubwa ilisababisha nuksani mashambani.The heavy rain caused damage to the farms.
- Walijaribu kupunguza nuksani baada ya moto.They tried to reduce the losses after the fire.
- Nuksani ya ajali ile ilikuwa kubwa.The damage from that accident was great.
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