Swahili
mikurungu
mee-koo-ROON-goo
How to say it
Swahilimikurungumee-koo-ROON-goosoon
Englishtreessoon
Frencharbressoon
Meaning
A species of tree.
Good to know
plural of mkurungu (m-/mi- class); rare, generic tree name.
Examples
- Mikurungu inaota kwenye msitu wa asili.This kind of tree grows in the natural forest.
- Je, mikurungu hii inatumika kujenga nyumba?Are these trees used to build houses?
- Mikurungu haikuguswa na wakataji miti.These trees were not touched by the loggers.
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