Swahili
payukapayuka
pah-yoo-kah-pah-YOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilipayukapayukapah-yoo-kah-pah-YOO-kahsoon
Englishto ravesoon
Frenchdélirersoon
Meaning
to rave on and on, talking foolishly or deliriously again and again.
Good to know
intransitive of paya
Examples
- Mlevi alikuwa akipayukapayuka barabarani.The drunk man was rambling on and on in the street.
- Je, alipayukapayuka kwa muda gani?For how long did he keep rambling?
- Hakupayukapayuka tena baada ya kulala.He did not rave on any more after sleeping.
- Watoto walimcheka alipopayukapayuka usingizini.The children laughed at him as he rambled in his sleep.
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