Swahili
kinyweleo
ki-nywe-LE-o
How to say it
Swahilikinyweleoki-nywe-LE-osoon
Englishdrinking troughsoon
Frenchabreuvoirsoon
Meaning
a drinking place or trough, an instrument or place for giving water or drink; a variant of kinyeleo, related to the verb kunywa (to drink).
Good to know
a noun (class 7) formed with the '-eo' place/instrument suffix on the verb kunywa (to drink); used for troughs where animals drink.
Examples
- Ng'ombe walikunywa maji kwenye kinyweleo.The cattle drank water from the trough.
- Je, kinyweleo hiki kimejaa maji?Is this trough full of water?
- Hakuna maji kwenye kinyweleo leo.There is no water in the trough today.
- Wafugaji watajenga kinyweleo kipya shambani.The herders will build a new trough on the farm.
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