mguu

How to say it

Meaning

a leg or foot, the limb used for standing and walking.

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also used figuratively, e.g. mguu wa mti, the base or stump of a tree.

Examples

• Alivunjika mguu wake kwenye ajali.His leg was broken in the accident.
• Je, mguu wako unauma bado?Does your leg still hurt?
• Hakuweza kutembea kwa mguu mmoja.He couldn't walk on one leg.
• Atakimbia kwa miguu myepesi kesho.He will run with light feet tomorrow.

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