tia chumvi

Swahili

Etymology

Literally, “to add salt”.

Verb

-tia chumvi (infinitive kutia chumvi)

  1. (idiomatic) to exaggerate
    Synonym: -piga chuku

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tia chumvi: see -tia.

References

  • Johnson, Frederick (1939), A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65
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