mgomvi
MGOH-mvee
How to say it
SwahilimgomviMGOH-mveesoon
Frenchquerelleur, personne querelleusesoon
Meaning
A person who easily starts arguments and fights, or who is always quarreling with others. It is also used after a noun to mean quarrelsome.
Good to know
M/wa class: plural wagomvi. From ugomvi, a quarrel, and kugombana, to quarrel. Mke mgomvi, a quarrelsome wife, is a well known phrase from the book of Proverbs.
Examples
- Jirani yetu ni mgomvi, kila siku analalamika.Our neighbor is quarrelsome; every day he complains.
- Walimu walimwadhibu mwanafunzi mgomvi darasani.The teachers punished the quarrelsome pupil in class.
- Wagomvi wawili walitenganishwa na polisi sokoni.Two brawlers were separated by the police at the market.
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