Swahili
mchuni
um-CHOO-nee
How to say it
Swahilimchunium-CHOO-neesoon
Englishskinnersoon
Frenchécorcheursoon
Meaning
a person who skins animals, a flayer or knacker.
Good to know
m- wa- class (people); from kuchuna, to skin or peel.
Examples
- Mchuni alichuna ngozi ya ng'ombe.The skinner skinned the cow's hide.
- Je, baba yako ni mchuni?Is your father a skinner?
- Mchuni hakufanya kazi vizuri.The skinner did not work well.
- Wachuni watahitajika machinjioni.Skinners will be needed at the slaughterhouse.
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