indimi

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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