empty
adj tupu an ~ bottle chupa tupu; (colloq) on an ~ stomach bila kula chakula ~words maneno matupu yasiyo na maana; (math) ~ set seti tupu. n (pl) vitu visivyo na kitu ndani k.v. chupa za bia. ~handed adj mikono mitupu. ~headed adj pumbavu vt,vi ~ (out) mwaga, mimina mbali, toa; toka -ote -liyomo, -wa tupu the river empties into the sea mto unaingia baharini. emptiness n.