kobe

How to say it

Meaning

a land tortoise; also, in Islamic usage, a person who breaks the Ramadhan fast.

Good to know

the tortoise sense is by far the more common; the Ramadhan sense is specialized religious vocabulary.

Examples

• Kobe alitembea taratibu bustanini.The tortoise walked slowly in the garden.
• Watoto walimshika kobe na kumwangalia kwa udadisi.The children picked up the tortoise and looked at it curiously.
• Je, kobe huyu ana miaka mingapi?How old is this tortoise?
• Kobe anaweza kuishi kwa miaka mingi sana.A tortoise can live for a very long time.