Swahili
mkumbo
MKU-mbo
How to say it
SwahilimkumboMKU-mbosoon
Englishdestructionsoon
Frenchdestructionsoon
Meaning
destruction, devastation, or great loss.
Good to know
rare and literary.
Examples
- Vita hivyo vilileta mkumbo mkubwa nchini.That war brought great devastation to the country.
- Je, mkumbo huu ulisababishwa na nini?What caused this destruction?
- Familia ilipata mkumbo baada ya moto kuteketeza nyumba yao.The family suffered great loss after fire destroyed their house.
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