"fa maji" meaning in Swahili

See fa maji in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɑ ˈmɑ.ʄi/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-fa maji.flac [Kenya] Forms: -fa maji [canonical], kufa maji [infinitive]
Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -fa maji (infinitive kufa maji) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj-see|fa}}
  1. to drown
    Sense id: en-fa_maji-sw-verb-K13rKmk8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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