Swahili
fumba
FU-mba
How to say it
SwahilifumbaFU-mbasoon
Englishfurrowsoon
Frenchsillonsoon
Meaning
a narrow ditch or furrow dug in the ground, especially for planting or draining water.
Good to know
fumba la kupandia mpunga means a furrow for planting rice.
Examples
- Wakulima walichimba fumba kwa ajili ya kupandia mpunga.The farmers dug furrows for planting rice.
- Je, fumba hili linapitisha maji vizuri?Does this ditch drain water well?
- Hawakuchimba fumba la kutosha shambani.They did not dig enough furrows in the field.
- Maji yalitiririka kwenye fumba baada ya mvua.Water flowed through the ditch after the rain.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.