mpiga

Swahili

Etymology

From m- +‎ -piga (“to hit”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mpiga class I (plural wapiga class II)

1. Used to make words for people based on another noun.

   kura (“ballot”) → mpiga kura (“voter”)

Usage notes

See -piga which is used to make verbal phrases from noun. The noun "mpiga" can be used to describe people performing certain actions.

Derived terms

• mpiga debe (“publicist, promoter”)
• mpiga gitaa (“guitarist”)
• mpiga kura (“voter”)
• mpiga ngoma (“drummer, percussionist”)
• mpiga picha (“photographer”)

Related terms

• upigaji