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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