mlomo

How to say it

Meaning

the mouth of a person or animal, or the beak of a bird.

Good to know

Variant of mdomo; noun class 3/4 (m-/mi-). Also used figuratively for talkativeness, as in ana mlomo (he/she talks too much).

Examples

• Mtoto alifumba mlomo wake.The child closed his mouth.
• Je, ndege huyu ana mlomo mrefu?Does this bird have a long beak?
• Hakufungua mlomo wake wakati wa mkutano.He did not open his mouth during the meeting.
• Ndege ataokota chakula kwa mlomo wake.The bird will pick up food with its beak.