anya
Verb transitive
MEANING
To thank, to be thankful, to render thanksgiving.
SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
santika, tasha, tootela, tanka
OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE: –Anishiwa.
APPLICATIVE: –Anisha (rare).
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS
Na Mwanya fili kwisaya or Mwanya fili kwisaya MEANING An ungrateful person
Example of use
Uyu muntu ni Na Mwanya fili kwisaya MEANING: This man is grateful only as long as the food you gave him lasts in the mouth. His gratitude is not genuine.
SIMILAIDIOMS/EXPRESSIONS