Swahili
ng'ombe
NG'OM-be
How to say it
Swahiling'ombeNG'OM-besoon
Englishcow, oxsoon
Frenchvache, bœufsoon
Meaning
a large domesticated bovine animal kept for milk, meat, and labor, cow or ox.
Good to know
'ng'ombe dume' is a bull, 'ng'ombe jike' a cow, and 'ng'ombe maksai' an ox used for plowing.
Examples
- Mchungaji alichunga ng'ombe kumi shambani.The herder grazed ten cattle in the field.
- Tunakamua ng'ombe kila asubuhi.We milk the cows every morning.
- Ng'ombe hawa hawajanywa maji leo.These cattle have not drunk water today.
- Baba aliuza ng'ombe wawili sokoni.Father sold two cows at the market.
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