Swahili
waosha
wah-OH-shah
How to say it
Swahiliwaoshawah-OH-shahsoon
Englishwasherssoon
Frenchceux qui lavent, laveurssoon
Meaning
People who wash things, especially those who wash and prepare corpses for burial.
Good to know
plural of mwosha (m-/wa- class); mwosha maiti (undertaker) is a common compound.
Examples
- Waosha maiti walimwandaa marehemu kwa heshima.The corpse-washers prepared the deceased with respect.
- Je, waosha hao wanafanya kazi kila siku?Do those washers work every day?
- Hawa si waosha wa nguo tu.These are not just clothes-washers.
- Waosha watamaliza kazi yao kabla ya jua kuchwa.The washers will finish their work before sunset.
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