saumu
Kiswahili
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saumu¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).
noun saumu
- fast (abstention from food, and sometimes other comforts)
verb -saumu · kusaumu · kutosaumu · saumu · saumuni
- to fast (abstain from food, and sometimes other comforts)
saumu²
Where it comes from
See kitunguu saumu.
noun saumu
- only used in kitunguu saumu (“garlic”)
In English
- fasting period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food
Talk about this word "saumu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/saumu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saumu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/saumu "saumu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/saumu.
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@misc{saumu_2026,
title = {saumu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/saumu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
