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liwa.

Passive form of -la: to be eaten

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. Passive form of -la: to be eaten

    form-of · passive
  2. to be edible

Where this word comes from

Compare with Chichewa -dyedwa (“to be eaten”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.