Swahili
kinyumba
ki-NYUM-ba
How to say it
Swahilikinyumbaki-NYUM-basoon
Englishconcubine, mistresssoon
Frenchconcubinesoon
Meaning
a concubine or mistress.
Good to know
diminutive of nyumba (house), an old euphemism comparable to the modern nyumba ndogo.
Examples
- Wanakijiji walijua kuhusu kinyumba chake.The villagers knew about his mistress.
- Je, alikuwa na kinyumba mjini?Did he have a mistress in town?
- Mke wake aligundua kuhusu kinyumba.His wife found out about the mistress.
- Hakukubali kuwa kinyumba wa mtu yeyote.She refused to be anyone's mistress.
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