a-ár ɛn-kɨ́mà
sweat
body and health
verb
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Definition
To sweat (lit: the fire beats ).
In a sentence
Káarɨta ɛnkɨ́ma.
(lit: Fire is beating/killing me.) (i) I'm sweating! (K) (ii) The fire is heating me (eg. I am near a fire and the fire is too hot.) (SN)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)