Swahili
mwivu
MWI-vu
How to say it
SwahilimwivuMWI-vusoon
Englishenvious/jealous personsoon
Frenchpersonne envieuse/jalousesoon
Meaning
a person who feels envy or jealousy toward others.
Good to know
envious/jealous person
Examples
- Ni mwivu, hafurahii mafanikio ya wengine.He is an envious person, he does not enjoy others' success.
- Je, unafikiri yeye ni mwivu wa kweli?Do you think he is really a jealous person?
- Hakuwa mwivu kabla ya kupata mtoto wa pili.She was not a jealous person before having a second child.
- Mwivu huyo alianza kueneza uvumi.That jealous person started spreading rumors.
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