Swahili
nyeleo
nyeh-LEH-oh
How to say it
Swahilinyeleonyeh-LEH-ohsoon
Englishwatering placesoon
Frenchabreuvoirsoon
Meaning
a spout, tap, or place associated with giving water or drink to someone or something, related to nywesha (to give a drink, to water).
Good to know
a variant of kinyeleo; related to nywesha (causative of kunywa, to drink), referring to something used for giving water or drink.
Examples
- Wanyama walikunywa kwenye nyeleo.The animals drank at the watering place.
- Je, nyeleo hii ina maji ya kutosha?Does this watering place have enough water?
- Hawakuweka nyeleo shambani.They did not set up a watering place on the farm.
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