kitunda

How to say it

Meaning

a pawn, the smallest and most numerous piece in chess.

Good to know

pawn (chess); dimin. of tunda. ^itunga (vi-): kofia ya -. a kind of fez

Examples

• Alisogeza kitunda mbele mchezo ulipoanza.He moved a pawn forward as the game began.
• Kupoteza kitunda kimoja hakukuharibu mkakati wake.Losing one pawn didn't ruin his strategy.
• Mtoto alijifunza kucheza chesi kwa kutumia vitunda kwanza.The child learned to play chess starting with the pawns.