butu

How to say it

Meaning

blunt or dull, as a knife that no longer cuts well, or figuratively, slow-witted.

Good to know

also used of an obtuse angle in geometry, pembetatu butu.

Examples

• Kisu hiki ni butu, sikiwezi kukata nyama.This knife is blunt, I can't cut meat with it.
• Nyoa kisu kwa kuwa kimekuwa butu.Sharpen the knife because it has become dull.
• Pembetatu hiyo ina pembe butu.That triangle has an obtuse angle.
• Usimwite butu, anaelewa zaidi ya unavyofikiri.Don't call him dull-witted, he understands more than you think.