Swahili
dume
DU-me
How to say it
SwahilidumeDU-mesoon
Englishmale animalsoon
Frenchanimal mâlesoon
Meaning
a male animal, or the male sex in general; figuratively, a deep bass voice.
Good to know
farasi dume means a stallion; amezaa dume means she has given birth to a boy.
Examples
- Mbuzi huyu ni dume.This goat is a male.
- Amezaa dume wa kwanza.She has given birth to her first boy.
- Je, sauti yake ni dume au jike?Is his voice deep or high-pitched?
- Hawakuweza kutofautisha dume na jike.They could not tell the male from the female.
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