toa

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toa

/ˈtɔ.ɑ/
/ˈt̪ɔ.ɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cowa (“to lack”), from Common Bantu *-cóba (“to lack”). Inherited through a Northern-dialect form -t̪oa. Cognate with Giryama -tsoa and Kipfokomo -tsoa (“to be wrong”). From the same root as -toweka.

verb -toa · kutoa · kutotoa · toa · toeni

to give (out)
to produce
to publish
to offer kutoa rushwa
to put out, to remove
reflexive to withdraw, to retire […] kufuatia kujitoa kwa Tanzania Zanzibar katika Bodi ya Mitihani ya Afrika Mashariki mwaka 1970 na Tanzania Bara mwaka 1971.

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@misc{toa_2026,
  title = {toa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/toa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}