unyongaji
oo-nyoh-NGAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliunyongajioo-nyoh-NGAH-jee
Englishexecution (by hanging); strangling
Frenchpendaison, exécution; strangulation
Meaning
The killing of a condemned person by hanging, and more generally the act of strangling someone.
Good to know
A u class noun built on kunyonga, to strangle or hang. Adhabu ya kifo kwa unyongaji is the death penalty by hanging; figuratively, unyongaji wa uhuru is the stifling of freedom.
Examples
- Nchi hiyo imesitisha unyongaji wa wafungwa.That country has halted the execution of prisoners.
- Wanaharakati wanapinga unyongaji kama adhabu.Activists oppose hanging as a punishment.
- Unyongaji wa mwisho nchini ulifanyika miaka mingi iliyopita.The last hanging in the country took place many years ago.
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