kuvuna
koo-VOO-nah
How to say it
Swahilikuvunakoo-VOO-nah
Englishto harvest, to reap
Frenchrécolter, moissonner
Meaning
To gather ripe crops from a field, or to collect the result or reward of one's work.
Good to know
What is harvested is the object: kuvuna mahindi, to harvest maize; kuvuna maji ya mvua, to harvest rainwater. Mavuno is the harvest, and kuvuna usichopanda, to reap what you did not sow, is a saying.
Examples
- Wakulima wanavuna mpunga mwezi huu.The farmers are harvesting rice this month.
- Tulivuna magunia kumi ya maharage.We harvested ten sacks of beans.
- Timu ilivuna pointi tatu ugenini.The team picked up three points away from home.
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