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Swahili

pecha

PEH-chah

How to say it

SwahilipechaPEH-chahsoon
Englishlimpingsoon
Frenchen boitantsoon

Meaning

in a limping, lame manner, as of a person walking with an impaired leg.

Good to know

adv. like a cripple, enda pecha. limp, be lame

Examples

  • Mzee alitembea pecha baada ya ajali.The old man walked with a limp after the accident.
  • Je, kwa nini unaenda pecha?Why are you limping?
  • Hakuenda pecha tena baada ya matibabu.He no longer limped after treatment.
  • Mbwa alikimbia pecha kwa sababu ya mguu uliojeruhiwa.The dog ran with a limp because of its injured leg.

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