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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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