Swahili
mahsai
mah-SAH-ee
How to say it
Swahilimahsaimah-SAH-eesoon
Englishoxsoon
Frenchbœufsoon
Meaning
variant of maksai: a castrated bull or ox, used as a draft animal.
Good to know
see maksai
Examples
- Wakulima walitumia mahsai kulima shamba.The farmers used the ox to plow the field.
- Mahsai huyo alikuwa na nguvu sana.That ox was very strong.
- Waliuza mahsai wawili sokoni.They sold two oxen at the market.
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