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nyenga.

to cheat (someone)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to cheat (someone)

  2. to harass, persecute, force something out of someone

  3. to anally penetrate (in homosexual contexts, but regarded as a non-homosexual activity)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Cognate with Chichewa -nyenga.

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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.