Swahili
kosa
KOH-sah
How to say it
SwahilikosaKOH-sahsoon
Englishsheaf of cornstalkssoon
Frenchgerbe de maïssoon
Meaning
a sheaf consisting of sixty cornstalks, a traditional counting unit for harvested grain.
Good to know
a specialized agricultural unit of measure, distinct from the common verb kosa, to miss or be wrong.
Examples
- Wakulima walikusanya kosa kumi za mahindi.The farmers gathered ten sheaves of maize stalks.
- Kosa moja lina mashina sitini.One sheaf has sixty stalks.
- Je, mmevuna kosa ngapi mwaka huu?How many sheaves have you harvested this year?
- Waliweka kosa shambani kabla ya kuzipeleka ghalani.They stacked the sheaves in the field before taking them to the granary.
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