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swahili [verb]

Potea

Maana (Definition)

To become unable to find one's way, or disappear completely.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

get lost / stray / vanish from sight

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

potea / sepa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu Root (-potea)
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kijana alipotea njia katika msitu mnene."

Translation: The youth got lost in the dense forest.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Sina cha kupotezaGuraSepa
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