Swahili
sawadi
sa-WA-di
How to say it
Swahilisawadisa-WA-disoon
Englishto be exhaustedsoon
Frenchêtre épuisésoon
Meaning
to be exhausted, debilitated, or emaciated from illness or hunger; to be disfigured or crippled.
Good to know
be exhausted/debili- tated/emaciated (from illness, hunger); be disfigured/crippled. sawanyisha 469 sekunde sawanyisha
Examples
- Mgonjwa alisawadi baada ya wiki za maumivu.The patient became emaciated after weeks of pain.
- Njaa iliwafanya wasawadi kabisa.The famine left them completely debilitated.
- Je, ameanza kusawadi kwa ugonjwa huo?Has he begun to waste away from that illness?
- Hawakusawadi licha ya safari ngumu.They did not become debilitated despite the difficult journey.
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