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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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