mabofu

How to say it

Meaning

Inflated, bladder-like organs or objects; anatomically the bladder, or by extension a balloon.

Good to know

Plural of bofu (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).

Examples

• Watoto walicheza na mabofu ya mpira barabarani.The children played with rubber balloons in the street.
• Je, mabofu haya yamejaa hewa ya kutosha?Are these balloons filled with enough air?
• Mabofu hayo hayakudumu kwa muda mrefu.Those bladders did not last long.

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