jino
JEE-noh
How to say it
SwahilijinoJEE-noh
Englishtooth
Frenchdent
Meaning
One of the hard white parts in the mouth used for biting and chewing; also a tusk, as of an elephant.
Good to know
Plural meno (ji and ma class): jino moja, meno mawili. Jino kwa jino means tooth for tooth, fiercely and head to head.
Examples
- Mtoto wangu ameota jino la kwanza.My child has cut his first tooth.
- Daktari aling'oa jino langu bovu.The dentist pulled out my bad tooth.
- Nina maumivu makali ya jino tangu jana.I have had a bad toothache since yesterday.
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Forms
meno (plural of jino, tooth)
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