Swahili
wavi
WAH-vee
How to say it
SwahiliwaviWAH-veesoon
Englishbig caterpillarsoon
Frenchgrosse chenillesoon
Meaning
an augmentative form of kiwavi, a caterpillar, used for an unusually large one.
Good to know
augment, of kiwavi
Examples
- Tuliona wavi mkubwa juu ya jani.We saw a huge caterpillar on the leaf.
- Je, wavi huyu ana sumu?Is this big caterpillar poisonous?
- Watoto waliogopa kumgusa wavi yule.The children were afraid to touch that big caterpillar.
- Sikuwahi kuona wavi mkubwa kiasi hicho.I had never seen such a large caterpillar.
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