uchi
OO-chee
How to say it
SwahiliuchiOO-cheesoon
Englishnaked, nude; nakednesssoon
Frenchnu; nuditésoon
Meaning
Without clothes on the body, or the state of being so. Nusu uchi, half naked, describes very revealing clothes.
Good to know
Used after kuwa or a noun and does not change: yuko uchi, he is naked; picha za uchi, nude photos. As a noun it is u class with no plural. Can be sensitive in polite speech.
Examples
- Mtoto alikimbia uchi baada ya kuoga.The child ran around naked after bathing.
- Msanii huyo alikosolewa kwa kuvaa nguo za nusu uchi.The singer was criticized for wearing half-naked outfits.
- Maskini yule hakuwa na nguo, alikuwa karibu uchi.That poor man had no clothes, he was almost naked.
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