Swahili
uovu
oo-OH-voo
How to say it
Swahiliuovuoo-OH-voosoon
Englishwickednesssoon
Frenchméchancetésoon
Meaning
wickedness, evil, or immoral behavior; wrongdoing.
Good to know
badness, wickedness, evil, cor- ruption, immorality, viciousness, wrong. walitufanyia mambo ya uovu sana. They have done us a great wrong
Examples
- Walitufanyia mambo ya uovu sana.They did us a great wrong.
- Uovu hauwezi kushinda wema milele.Evil cannot triumph over good forever.
- Je, unadhani watu wote wana uovu ndani yao?Do you think all people have evil in them?
- Alijuta kwa uovu aliofanya.He regretted the wickedness he had done.
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