manya

See also: many a

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈma.ɲa]

Noun

manya f (plural manyes)

1. skill
2. hurry

Further reading

• “manya”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “manya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “manya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “manya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Kabwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya

1. to know
2. to recognise

Derived terms

• obhumanyi (“knowledge”)

References

• Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis; Walker, John B. (2016), "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎^[1], SIL International

Ladino

Etymology

From Portuguese manha, from Old Galician-Portuguese manna, from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill or ability”), from Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun

manya f

1. habit, compulsion, obsession
2. annoying, bad habit

Further reading

• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “máña”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 346

Luguru

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya

1. to know

References

• Africa Museum : G35 Luguru, page 4

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”)

Verb

-manya (infinitive ohumanya)

1. to know, to be knowledgeable
2. to understand
3. to be familiar with

Derived terms

• -manyaho (“to know a little”)
• -manyisa (“to inform”)
• omumanye (“acquaintance”)
• -tamanya (“to be uninformed, ignorant”)

References

• Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary‎^[2], SIL International

Nyoro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya (infinitive okumanya)

1. (transitive) to know
2. (transitive) to understand

References

• Henry Edward Maddox (1902), An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar‎^[3], William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles, pages 105, 140

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʝa/ [ˈmãɲ.ɟ͡ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʝa/ [ˈmãɲ.ɟ͡ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʃa/ [ˈmãnʲ.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʒa/ [ˈmãnʲ.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -anʝa
• Syllabification: man‧ya

Noun

manya m or f by sense (plural manyas)

1. (Uruguay, soccer) a supporter, fan, coach, etc. of Club Atlético Peñarol, a soccer club from Montevideo

Verb

manya

1. inflection of manyar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Talinga-Bwisi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

1. to know

Derived terms

• -manyuwa (“to be known”)

References

• Ntotoli̱ ya Lubwisi‎^[4], SIL International, 2013

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /máɲa/

Verb

-manya (infinitive okumanya) (ambitransitive)

1. to know
2. to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of -manya

infinitives affirmative okumanya negative okutamanya imperatives affirmative manya negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -manya person noun class singular plural first person mmanya tumanya second person omanya mumanya third person 1/2 amanya bamanya 3/4 gumanya emanya 5/6 limanya gamanya 7/8 kimanya bimanya 9/10 emanya zimanya 11/10 rumanya 12/14 kamanya bumanya 13 — tumanya 14/6 bumanya gamanya 15/6 kumanya 16 hamanya — negative ti- + subject concord + -manya person noun class singular plural first person timmanya titumanya second person tomanya timumanya third person 1/2 tamanya tibamanya 3/4 tigumanya temanya 5/6 tirimanya tigamanya 7/8 tikimanya tibimanya 9/10 temanya tizimanya 11/10 tirumanya 12/14 tikamanya tibumanya 13 — titumanya 14/6 tibumanya tigamanya 15/6 tikumanya 16 tihamanya — subject concord + -tamanya present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -manya person noun class singular plural first person nimmanya nitumanya second person noomanya nimumanya third person 1/2 naamanya nibamanya 3/4 nigumanya neemanya 5/6 nirimanya nigamanya 7/8 nikimanya nibimanya 9/10 neemanya nizimanya 11/10 nirumanya 12/14 nikamanya nibumanya 13 — nitumanya 14/6 nibumanya nigamanya 15/6 nikumanya 16 nihamanya — subject concord + -rukumanya negative ti- + subject concord + -rukumanya person noun class singular plural first person tindukumanya titurukumanya second person torukumanya timurukumanya third person 1/2 tarukumanya tibarukumanya 3/4 tigurukumanya terukumanya 5/6 tirirukumanya tigarukumanya 7/8 tikirukumanya tibirukumanya 9/10 terukumanya tizirukumanya 11/10 tirurukumanya 12/14 tikarukumanya tiburukumanya 13 — titurukumanya 14/6 tiburukumanya tigarukumanya 15/6 tikurukumanya 16 tiharukumanya — subject concord + -tarukumanya present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyamanya person noun class singular plural first person ninkyamanya nitukyamanya second person nookyamanya nimukyamanya third person 1/2 naakyamanya nibakyamanya 3/4 nigukyamanya neekyamanya 5/6 nirikyamanya nigakyamanya 7/8 nikikyamanya nibikyamanya 9/10 neekyamanya nizikyamanya 11/10 nirukyamanya 12/14 nikakyamanya nibukyamanya 13 — nitukyamanya 14/6 nibukyamanya nigakyamanya 15/6 nikukyamanya 16 nihakyamanya — subject concord + -rukukyamanya negative ti- + subject concord + -kyamanya person noun class singular plural first person tinkyamanya titukyamanya second person tokyamanya timukyamanya third person 1/2 takyamanya tibakyamanya 3/4 tigukyamanya tekyamanya 5/6 tirikyamanya tigakyamanya 7/8 tikikyamanya tibikyamanya 9/10 tekyamanya tizikyamanya 11/10 tirukyamanya 12/14 tikakyamanya tibukyamanya 13 — titukyamanya 14/6 tibukyamanya tigakyamanya 15/6 tikukyamanya 16 tihakyamanya — subject concord + -takyamanya virtual present affirmative subject concord + -amanya person noun class singular plural first person namanya twamanya second person wamanya mwamanya third person 1/2 yamanya baamanya 3/4 gwamanya yamanya 5/6 lyamanya gaamanya 7/8 kyamanya byamanya 9/10 yamanya zaamanya 11/10 rwamanya 12/14 kaamanya bwamanya 13 — twamanya 14/6 bwamanya gaamanya 15/6 kwamanya 16 haamanya — negative ti- + subject concord + amanya person noun class singular plural first person tinamanya titwamanya second person tiwamanya timwamanya third person 1/2 tiyamanya tibaamanya 3/4 tigwamanya tiyamanya 5/6 tiryamanya tigaamanya 7/8 tikyamanya tibyamanya 9/10 tiyamanya tizaamanya 11/10 tirwamanya 12/14 tikaamanya tibwamanya 13 — titwamanya 14/6 tibwamanya tigaamanya 15/6 tikwamanya 16 tihaamanya — subject concord + -taamanya present perfect affirmative subject concord + -manyire person noun class singular plural first person mmanyire tumanyire second person omanyire mumanyire third person 1/2 amanyire bamanyire 3/4 gumanyire emanyire 5/6 limanyire gamanyire 7/8 kimanyire bimanyire 9/10 emanyire zimanyire 11/10 rumanyire 12/14 kamanyire bumanyire 13 — tumanyire 14/6 bumanyire gamanyire 15/6 kumanyire 16 hamanyire — negative ti- + subject concord + -manyire person noun class singular plural first person timmanyire titumanyire second person tomanyire timumanyire third person 1/2 tamanyire tibamanyire 3/4 tigumanyire temanyire 5/6 tirimanyire tigamanyire 7/8 tikimanyire tibimanyire 9/10 temanyire tizimanyire 11/10 tirumanyire 12/14 tikamanyire tibumanyire 13 — titumanyire 14/6 tibumanyire tigamanyire 15/6 tikumanyire 16 tihamanyire — subject concord + -tamanyire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akamanya person noun class singular plural first person nakamanya twakamanya second person wakamanya mwakamanya third person 1/2 yakamanya baakamanya 3/4 gwakamanya yakamanya 5/6 lyakamanya gaakamanya 7/8 kyakamanya byakamanya 9/10 yakamanya zaakamanya 11/10 rwakamanya 12/14 kaakamanya bwakamanya 13 — twakamanya 14/6 bwakamanya gaakamanya 15/6 kwakamanya 16 haakamanya — negative ti- + subject concord + -kamanyire person noun class singular plural first person tinkamanyire titukamanyire second person tokamanyire timukamanyire third person 1/2 takamanyire tibakamanyire 3/4 tigukamanyire tekamanyire 5/6 tirikamanyire tigakamanyire 7/8 tikikamanyire tibikamanyire 9/10 tekamanyire tizikamanyire 11/10 tirukamanyire 12/14 tikakamanyire tibukamanyire 13 — titukamanyire 14/6 tibukamanyire tigakamanyire 15/6 tikukamanyire 16 tihakamanyire — subject concord + -takamanyire near past affirmative subject concord + -manyirege person noun class singular plural first person mmanyirege tumanyirege second person omanyirege mumanyirege third person 1/2 amanyirege bamanyirege 3/4 gumanyirege emanyirege 5/6 limanyirege gamanyirege 7/8 kimanyirege bimanyirege 9/10 emanyirege zimanyirege 11/10 rumanyirege 12/14 kamanyirege bumanyirege 13 — tumanyirege 14/6 bumanyirege gamanyirege 15/6 kumanyirege 16 hamanyirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -manyirege person noun class singular plural first person timmanyirege titumanyirege second person tomanyirege timumanyirege third person 1/2 tamanyirege tibamanyirege 3/4 tigumanyirege temanyirege 5/6 tirimanyirege tigamanyirege 7/8 tikimanyirege tibimanyirege 9/10 temanyirege tizimanyirege 11/10 tirumanyirege 12/14 tikamanyirege tibumanyirege 13 — titumanyirege 14/6 tibumanyirege tigamanyirege 15/6 tikumanyirege 16 tihamanyirege — subject concord + -tamanyirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kamanya person noun class singular plural first person nkamanya tukamanya second person okamanya mukamanya third person 1/2 akamanya bakamanya 3/4 gukamanya ekamanya 5/6 likamanya gakamanya 7/8 kikamanya bikamanya 9/10 ekamanya zikamanya 11/10 rukamanya 12/14 kakamanya bukamanya 13 — tukamanya 14/6 bukamanya gakamanya 15/6 kukamanya 16 hakamanya — subject concord + -amanyire negative subject concord + -tamanye person noun class singular plural first person ntamanye tutamanye second person otamanye mutamanye third person 1/2 atamanye batamanye 3/4 gutamanye etamanye 5/6 litamanye gatamanye 7/8 kitamanye bitamanye 9/10 etamanye ziitamanye 11/10 rutamanye 12/14 katamanye butamanye 13 — tutamanye 14/6 butamanye gatamanye 15/6 kutamanye 16 hatamanye — subject concord + -taramanyire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -ramanyire person noun class singular plural first person ndamanyire turamanyire second person oramanyire muramanyire third person 1/2 aramanyire baramanyire 3/4 guramanyire eramanyire 5/6 liramanyire garamanyire 7/8 kiramanyire biramanyire 9/10 eramanyire ziramanyire 11/10 ruramanyire 12/14 karamanyire buramanyire 13 — turamanyire 14/6 buramanyire garamanyire 15/6 kuramanyire 16 haramanyire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kamanyaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkamanyaga titukamanyaga second person tokamanyaga timukamanyaga third person 1/2 takamanyaga tibakamanyaga 3/4 tigukamanyaga tekamanyaga 5/6 tirikamanyaga tigakamanyaga 7/8 tikikamanyaga tibikamanyaga 9/10 tekamanyaga tizikamanyaga 11/10 tirukamanyaga 12/14 tikakamanyaga tibukamanyaga 13 — titukamanyaga 14/6 tibukamanyaga tigakamanyaga 15/6 tikukamanyaga 16 tihakamanyaga — subject concord + -takamanyaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aamanyire person noun class singular plural first person naamanyire twamanyire second person waamanyire mwamanyire third person 1/2 yaamanyire baamanyire 3/4 gwamanyire yaamanyire 5/6 lyamanyire gaamanyire 7/8 kyamanyire byamanyire 9/10 yaamanyire zaamanyire 11/10 rwamanyire 12/14 kaamanyire bwamanyire 13 — twamanyire 14/6 bwamanyire gaamanyire 15/6 kwamanyire 16 haamanyire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -amanyaga person noun class singular plural first person namanyaga twamanyaga second person wamanyaga mwamanyaga third person 1/2 yamanyaga baamanyaga 3/4 gwamanyaga yamanyaga 5/6 lyamanyaga gaamanyaga 7/8 kyamanyaga byamanyaga 9/10 yamanyaga zaamanyaga 11/10 rwamanyaga 12/14 kaamanyaga bwamanyaga 13 — twamanyaga 14/6 bwamanyaga gaamanyaga 15/6 kwamanyaga 16 haamanyaga — negative ti- + subject concord + amanyaga person noun class singular plural first person tinamanyaga titwamanyaga second person tiwamanyaga timwamanyaga third person 1/2 tiyamanyaga tibaamanyaga 3/4 tigwamanyaga tiyamanyaga 5/6 tiryamanyaga tigaamanyaga 7/8 tikyamanyaga tibyamanyaga 9/10 tiyamanyaga tizaamanyaga 11/10 tirwamanyaga 12/14 tikaamanyaga tibwamanyaga 13 — titwamanyaga 14/6 tibwamanyaga tigaamanyaga 15/6 tikwamanyaga 16 tihaamanyaga — subject concord + -taamanyaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raamanya person noun class singular plural first person ndaamanya turaamanya second person oraamanya muraamanya third person 1/2 araamanya baraamanya 3/4 guraamanya eraamanya 5/6 liraamanya garaamanya 7/8 kiraamanya biraamanya 9/10 eraamanya ziraamanya 11/10 ruraamanya 12/14 karaamanya buraamanya 13 — turaamanya 14/6 buraamanya garaamanya 15/6 kuraamanya 16 haraamanya — negative ti- + subject concord + -aamanye person noun class singular plural first person tinaamanye titwamanye second person tiwaamanye timwamanye third person 1/2 tiyaamanye tibaamanye 3/4 tigwamanye tiyaamanye 5/6 tiryamanye tigaamanye 7/8 tikyamanye tibyamanye 9/10 tiyaamanye tizaamanye 11/10 tirwamanye 12/14 tikaamanye tibwamanye 13 — titwamanye 14/6 tibwamanye tigaamanye 15/6 tikwamanye 16 tihaamanye — subject concord + -taamanye remote future affirmative subject concord + -limanya person noun class singular plural first person ndimanya tulimanya second person olimanya mulimanya third person 1/2 alimanya balimanya 3/4 gulimanya erimanya 5/6 lirimanya galimanya 7/8 kirimanya birimanya 9/10 erimanya zirimanya 11/10 rulimanya 12/14 kalimanya bulimanya 13 — tulimanya 14/6 bulimanya galimanya 15/6 kulimanya 16 halimanya — negative ti- + subject concord + -limanya person noun class singular plural first person tindimanya titulimanya second person tolimanya timulimanya third person 1/2 talimanya tibalimanya 3/4 tigulimanya terimanya 5/6 tiririmanya tigalimanya 7/8 tikirimanya tibirimanya 9/10 terimanya tizirimanya 11/10 tirulimanya 12/14 tikalimanya tibulimanya 13 — titulimanya 14/6 tibulimanya tigalimanya 15/6 tikulimanya 16 tihalimanya — subject concord + -talimanya future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raamanyaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaamanyaga turaamanyaga second person oraamanyaga muraamanyaga third person 1/2 araamanyaga baraamanyaga 3/4 guraamanyaga eraamanyaga 5/6 liraamanyaga garaamanyaga 7/8 kiraamanyaga biraamanyaga 9/10 eraamanyaga ziraamanyaga 11/10 ruraamanyaga 12/14 karaamanyaga buraamanyaga 13 — turaamanyaga 14/6 buraamanyaga garaamanyaga 15/6 kuraamanyaga 16 haraamanyaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aamanyege person noun class singular plural first person tinaamanyege titwamanyege second person tiwaamanyege timwamanyege third person 1/2 tiyaamanyege tibaamanyege 3/4 tigwamanyege tiyaamanyege 5/6 tiryamanyege tigaamanyege 7/8 tikyamanyege tibyamanyege 9/10 tiyaamanyege tizaamanyege 11/10 tirwamanyege 12/14 tikaamanyege tibwamanyege 13 — titwamanyege 14/6 tibwamanyege tigaamanyege 15/6 tikwamanyege 16 tihaamanyege — subject concord + -taamanyege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + manye person noun class singular plural first person mmanye tumanye second person omanye mumanye third person 1/2 amanye bamanye 3/4 gumanye emanye 5/6 limanye gamanye 7/8 kimanye bimanye 9/10 emanye zimanye 11/10 rumanye 12/14 kamanye bumanye 13 — tumanye 14/6 bumanye gamanye 15/6 kumanye 16 hamanye — negative subject concord + -tamanya person noun class singular plural first person ntamanya tutamanya second person otamanya mutamanya third person 1/2 atamanya batamanya 3/4 gutamanya etamanya 5/6 litamanya gatamanya 7/8 kitamanya bitamanya 9/10 etamanya zitamanya 11/10 rutamanya 12/14 katamanya butamanya 13 — tutamanya 14/6 butamanya gatamanya 15/6 kutamanya 16 hatamanya — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + manyege person noun class singular plural first person mmanyege tumanyege second person omanyege mumanyege third person 1/2 amanyege bamanyege 3/4 gumanyege emanyege 5/6 limanyege gamanyege 7/8 kimanyege bimanyege 9/10 emanyege zimanyege 11/10 rumanyege 12/14 kamanyege bumanyege 13 — tumanyege 14/6 bumanyege gamanyege 15/6 kumanyege 16 hamanyege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakumanya person noun class singular plural first person naakumanya twakumanya second person waakumanya mwakumanya third person 1/2 yaakumanya baakumanya 3/4 gwakumanya yaakumanya 5/6 lyakumanya gaakumanya 7/8 kyakumanya byakumanya 9/10 yaakumanya zaakumanya 11/10 rwakumanya 12/14 kaakumanya bwakumanya 13 — twakumanya 14/6 bwakumanya gaakumanya 15/6 kwakumanya 16 haakumanya — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakumanya person noun class singular plural first person tinaakumanya titwakumanya second person tiwaakumanya timwakumanya third person 1/2 tiyaakumanya tibaakumanya 3/4 tigwakumanya tiyaakumanya 5/6 tiryakumanya tigaakumanya 7/8 tikyakumanya tibyakumanya 9/10 tiyaakumanya tizaakumanya 11/10 tirwakumanya 12/14 tikaakumanya tibwakumanya 13 — titwakumanya 14/6 tibwakumanya tigaakumanya 15/6 tikwakumanya 16 tihaakumanya — subject concord + -taakumanya conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakumanyire person noun class singular plural first person naakumanyire twakumanyire second person waakumanyire mwakumanyire third person 1/2 yaakumanyire baakumanyire 3/4 gwakumanyire yaakumanyire 5/6 lyakumanyire gaakumanyire 7/8 kyakumanyire byakumanyire 9/10 yaakumanyire zaakumanyire 11/10 rwakumanyire 12/14 kaakumanyire bwakumanyire 13 — twakumanyire 14/6 bwakumanyire gaakumanyire 15/6 kwakumanyire 16 haakumanyire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakumanyire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakumanyire titwakumanyire second person tiwaakumanyire timwakumanyire third person 1/2 tiyaakumanyire tibaakumanyire 3/4 tigwakumanyire tiyaakumanyire 5/6 tiryakumanyire tigaakumanyire 7/8 tikyakumanyire tibyakumanyire 9/10 tiyaakumanyire tizaakumanyire 11/10 tirwakumanyire 12/14 tikaakumanyire tibwakumanyire 13 — titwakumanyire 14/6 tibwakumanyire tigaakumanyire 15/6 tikwakumanyire 16 tihaakumanyire — subject concord + -taakumanyire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -mmanya -tumanya second person -kumanya -bamanya third person 1/2 -mumanya 3/4 -gumanya -gimanya 5/6 -limanya -gamanya 7/8 -kimanya -bimanya 9/10 -gimanya -zimanya 11/10 -rumanya 12/14 -kamanya -bumanya 13 — -tumanya 14/6 -bumanya -gamanya 15/6 -kumanya 16 -hamanya —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -manyira
  • Long causative: -manyisa
  • Passive: -manywa
  • Long reciprocal: -manyangana
  • Reflexive: -emanya
  • Other formations: -manyiira (“to be accustomed to”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[5], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 345–346
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[6], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 225

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

1. to know
2. to be able to

Derived terms

• -manyiska (“to know thoroughly, to know for certain, to understand”)
• manyi (“I don't know, maybe”)
• umanyi (“knowledge”)
• -manyikwa (“to be known”)

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[7], Central Africana Limited, page 67

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-manya^?

1. (transitive) to unite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zigula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (“to know”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (“to know”).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

1. (transitive) to know
2. (transitive) to understand
3. (transitive) to recognise
4. (transitive) to focus on something
5. (transitive) to take care of something
6. (transitive) to be careful of something

References

• Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary‎^[8], SIL International, 2020