Swahili
mfunga
m-FU-nga
How to say it
Swahilimfungam-FU-ngasoon
Englishfaster, auditorsoon
Frenchjeûneur, vérificateursoon
Meaning
a person who fasts, or one who audits accounts.
Good to know
mfunga hesabu means auditor or accountant; from -funga (to fast, to close or tie).
Examples
- Mfunga alishika saumu mwezi mzima wa Ramadhani.The one fasting kept the fast the whole month of Ramadan.
- Je, mfunga hesabu amemaliza ukaguzi?Has the auditor finished the review?
- Hakuwa mfunga leo kwa sababu ya ugonjwa.He wasn't fasting today because of illness.
- Wafunga watafuturu jioni hii.Those fasting will break their fast this evening.
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