a-ɨsɨná

Definition

To be(come) depressed, troubled, sad; the condition is described as being not happy, sometimes associated with crying, possibly because of a troubling situation.

In a sentence

Kɛ́ɨ́sɨ́nā.

He will get depressed/He gets depressed (ie. he is that kind of person) (Pk)

Where this comes from

Source

Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)