Swahili
waumikaji
wah-oo-mee-KAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwaumikajiwah-oo-mee-KAH-jeesoon
Englishtormentorssoon
Frenchbourreauxsoon
Meaning
People who cause pain or suffering to others.
Good to know
plural of mwumikaji (m-/wa- class); an agentive form of -umiza, to hurt or torment. Rare, mostly literary.
Examples
- Askari hao walikuwa waumikaji wa wafungwa.Those guards were tormentors of the prisoners.
- Kwa nini waumikaji hawaachi kuwatesa watu?Why don't the tormentors stop tormenting people?
- Sheria itawaadhibu waumikaji wa wanyonge.The law will punish the tormentors of the weak.
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