kinundu

How to say it

Meaning

a small lump or hump, and figuratively, a push-button.

Good to know

diminutive of nundu; the reduplicated kinundunundu is used adjectivally to mean bumpy or uneven.

Examples

• Alipata kinundu mgongoni baada ya kuumia.He got a lump on his back after the injury.
• Barabara hii ina vinundu vingi.This road is very bumpy.
• Je, kinundu hiki ni cha kuwasha taa?Is this button for turning on the light?
• Kinundu kwenye ngamia ni sehemu ya hifadhi ya mafuta.A camel's hump is a store of fat.