indimi

Swahili

fundo

FOON-doh

How to say it

SwahilifundoFOON-dohsoon
Englishknotsoon
Frenchnœudsoon

Meaning

Fundo ni sehemu inayotokana na kufunga kamba, uzi, au nyuzi kwa namna ambayo haiwezi kulegea kirahisi.

Good to know

class 5/6, i-/ma-; plural mafundo.

Examples

  • Baba alifunga fundo kali kwenye kamba ya mtumbwi.Father tied a tight knot on the canoe's rope.
  • Je, fundo hili litaweza kushikilia mzigo mzito?Will this knot be able to hold a heavy load?
  • Fundo lile halikufunguka hata baada ya kuvutwa mara nyingi.That knot did not come undone even after being pulled many times.
  • Wavuvi watafunga mafundo mengi kwenye nyavu zao kabla ya kwenda baharini.Fishermen will tie many knots on their nets before going to sea.

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