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1 slaughter
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be slaughtered[Swahili Word] -chinjwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] -chinja[English Example] some of the corpses had been slaughtered by having their throats cut[Swahili Example] baadhi ya miili hiyo ilikuwa imechinjwa na koo kukatwa [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC 20 Aprili 2005]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] custom of slaughtering an animal (goat or ox) in front of the house of a deceased person[Swahili Word] ndongoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughter[English Plural] slaughters[Swahili Word] mchinjo[Swahili Plural] michinjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chinja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughter[Swahili Word] uuaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughter[Swahili Word] -chinja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chinjo, chinyango, kichinja, mchinjoni, mchinjaji, mchinjo[English Example] a single hand cannot slaughter a cow (proverb)[Swahili Example] mkono moja hauchinji ng'ombe (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughter(ing)[Swahili Word] chinjo[Swahili Plural] machinjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughtering of a goat for the festival of the first hair-cutting[English Plural] slaughters[Swahili Word] akiki[Swahili Plural] akiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] Cf. akika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slaughtering place[Swahili Word] chinjoni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 plead
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plead (persistently and urgently for something one wants)[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'ania[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plead guilty[Swahili Word] -kiri kosa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Mwanza's High Court has sentenced five defendants a total of 11 years in jail after they pleaded guilty to man-slaughter[Swahili Example] Mahakama Kuu Kanda ya Mwanza imewahukumu jumla ya miaka 11 jela washitakiwa watano baada ya kukiri makosa ya mauaji bila kukusudia [ http://216.69.164.44/ipp/nipashe/2005/05/09/38993.html Nipashe 9 Mei 2005]------------------------------------------------------------
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slaughter — ► NOUN 1) the killing of farm animals for food. 2) the killing of a large number of people in a cruel or violent way. 3) informal a thorough defeat. ► VERB 1) kill (animals) for food. 2) kill (people) in a cruel or violent way. 3) … English terms dictionary
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