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Swahili

kimkumku

kim-KUM-ku

How to say it

Swahilikimkumkukim-KUM-kusoon
Englishmadnesssoon
Frenchfoliesoon

Meaning

madness, insanity, or lunacy.

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also, rarely, used to mean a lie or falsehood.

Examples

  • Alionekana kupatwa na kimkumku baada ya msiba.He seemed to be overtaken by madness after the tragedy.
  • Je, kimkumku hicho kilianza lini?When did that madness begin?
  • Hawakuamini maneno yake, waliyaita kimkumku.They didn't believe his words, calling them nonsense.
  • Familia ilimpeleka hospitalini kwa sababu ya kimkumku.The family took him to the hospital because of the madness.

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