Swahili
wasagaliwa
wah-sah-gah-LEE-wah
How to say it
Swahiliwasagaliwawah-sah-gah-LEE-wahsoon
Englisheunuchssoon
Frencheunuquessoon
Meaning
Eunuchs, men who were castrated and traditionally employed as servants to women.
Good to know
plural of msagaliwa (m-/wa- class); historical term, clinical register.
Examples
- Wasagaliwa walitumikia katika ikulu za kale.Eunuchs served in ancient palaces.
- Historia inaeleza kuhusu wasagaliwa wa karne zilizopita.History describes the eunuchs of past centuries.
- Leo hakuna wasagaliwa tena.Today there are no eunuchs anymore.
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