Swahili
palika
pah-LEE-kah
How to say it
Swahilipalikapah-LEE-kahsoon
Englishto come offsoon
Frenchse détachersoon
Meaning
the intransitive or stative form of paa (to soar, fly off, disappear suddenly); to come away, detach, or fly off by itself.
Good to know
verb, the -ika stative form of paa, describing something happening spontaneously or becoming detachable.
Examples
- Kifuniko kilipalika ghafla.The lid came off suddenly.
- Je, kipande hiki kinapalika kwa urahisi?Does this piece come off easily?
- Hakikupalika hata kidogo.It did not come off at all.
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