Swahili
gol'u
GO-l'u
How to say it
Swahiligol'uGO-l'usoon
Englishruinsoon
Frenchruinesoon
Meaning
a ruin, especially of a building; figuratively, a person left thin and emaciated.
Good to know
as an adjective: destroyed, collapsed, or emaciated.
Examples
- Gol'u la nyumba lilibaki baada ya moto.The ruin of the house remained after the fire.
- Je, mji ule bado ni gol'u?Is that town still in ruins?
- Hawakuweza kutambua gol'u la kijiji chao.They could not recognize the ruin of their village.
- Baada ya ugonjwa, alikuwa gol'u tu.After the illness, he was just a wreck of himself.
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