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washa.

Causative form of -waka: to set something on fire

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈwɑ.ʃɑ/
  1. Causative form of -waka: to set something on fire

    causative · form-of
  2. to turn on; to enable

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-ašya ~ * -wašya, from *-ak-ya ~ *-wak-ya. By surface analysis, -waka + -ya. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -asha ~ -washa.

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