mbu

How to say it

Meaning

A small flying insect whose female bites people and animals to suck blood, and which spreads diseases such as malaria and dengue.

Good to know

N class noun with m/wa agreement, the plural is also mbu: mbu wengi, many mosquitoes. Chandarua is a mosquito net; mazalia ya mbu, mosquito breeding sites. Mto wa Mbu is a town in Arusha region.

Examples

• Lala ndani ya chandarua ili mbu wasikuume.Sleep under a mosquito net so that mosquitoes do not bite you.
• Mbu huzaliana katika maji yaliyotuama.Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
• Malaria huenezwa na mbu jike.Malaria is spread by the female mosquito.

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