"teka nyara" meaning in Swahili

See teka nyara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-teka nyara.flac [Kenya] Forms: -teka nyara [canonical], kuteka nyara [infinitive]
Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -teka nyara (infinitive kuteka nyara) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj-see|teka}}
  1. to kidnap, to take hostage (to seize and detain a person unlawfully)
    Sense id: en-teka_nyara-sw-verb-kf0O~W0D Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for teka nyara meaning in Swahili (1.1kB)

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