utekaji nyara
oo-teh-KAH-jee NYAH-rah
How to say it
Swahiliutekaji nyaraoo-teh-KAH-jee NYAH-rah
Englishkidnapping, abduction
Frenchenlèvement, kidnapping
Meaning
The crime of seizing a person and holding them by force, often to demand money or to silence them.
Good to know
U class noun phrase with no plural, from kuteka nyara, to kidnap. The kidnapper is mtekaji nyara; kuteka alone is also used in the news.
Examples
- Polisi wanachunguza tukio la utekaji nyara wa mfanyabiashara.Police are investigating the kidnapping of a businessman.
- Utekaji nyara wa watoto umewatia wazazi hofu.The abduction of children has frightened parents.
- Viongozi wa dini walilaani utekaji nyara huo.Religious leaders condemned that kidnapping.
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