msengenyi
mseh-NGEH-nyee
How to say it
Swahilimsengenyimseh-NGEH-nyeesoon
Englishgossip, backbitersoon
Frenchmédisant, commèresoon
Meaning
A person who talks badly about others behind their backs.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wasengenyi; from kusengenya, to gossip about someone. Usengenyaji and umbea are the habit.
Examples
- Msengenyi huyo anajua habari za kila nyumba.That gossip knows the news of every house.
- Usimwamini msengenyi, atakusema wewe pia.Do not trust a gossip, he will talk about you too.
- Wasengenyi walikaa chini ya mti wakiongea.The gossips sat under the tree talking.
Forms
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