Swahili
kinzani
kin-ZA-ni
How to say it
Swahilikinzanikin-ZA-nisoon
Englishobstinatesoon
Frenchobstiné, récalcitrantsoon
Meaning
obstinate, refractory, or quarrelsome.
Good to know
related to the verb kukinza, to resist or oppose.
Examples
- Alikuwa kinzani, hakukubali ushauri wa mtu yeyote.He was obstinate, he wouldn't accept anyone's advice.
- Je, mtoto wako ni kinzani nyumbani?Is your child stubborn at home?
- Hakuwa kinzani, alikubali kusahihishwa.He wasn't obstinate, he accepted the correction.
- Mfanyakazi kinzani alifukuzwa kazi.The quarrelsome worker was fired.
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