mivungu

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Meaning

Hollows or cavities; the spaces underneath something.

Good to know

Plural of mvungu (m-/mi- class); common in everyday descriptions of empty space beneath objects.

Examples

• Watoto walijificha kwenye mivungu ya magari.The children hid in the hollows underneath the cars.
• Je, mivungu hii ina wanyama wadogo?Do these hollows have small animals in them?
• Mivungu hiyo ilijaa maji baada ya mvua.Those hollows filled with water after the rain.
• Watazuia mivungu ya nyumba isiingie panya.They will seal the hollows under the house so rats cannot get in.