Swahili
bunga
BUN-ga
How to say it
SwahilibungaBUN-gasoon
Englishfoolishsoon
Frenchsotsoon
Meaning
(of a person) feeble-minded, foolish, or silly.
Good to know
adj.: mtu bunga. feeble-minded/foolish/ silly person. Bungala geogr. Bengal, mpunga (muhogo) wa bunga. Bengal rice, manioc. bunge sing, parliament
Examples
- Usimsikilize, ni mtu bunga tu.Don't listen to him, he's just a silly person.
- Walimcheka kwa sababu ya tabia yake ya kibunga.They laughed at him because of his foolish behavior.
- Si sahihi kumwita mtu bunga bila sababu.It's not right to call someone feeble-minded without reason.
- Alionekana bunga kwa jinsi alivyojibu swali.He seemed foolish in the way he answered the question.
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