Swahili
ngongongo
ngo-NGO-ngo
How to say it
Swahilingongongongo-NGO-ngosoon
Englishfreight trainsoon
Frenchtrain de marchandisessoon
Meaning
an imitative word for a freight train, echoing the sound of its wheels.
Good to know
(onom.) freight train. ngono pi; sexual intercourse; bedtime, nighttime; polyg. a wife's turn for sleep- ing with her husband
Examples
- Watoto walisimama kando ya reli kutazama ngongongo ikipita.The children stood by the railway to watch the freight train pass.
- Sauti ya ngongongo ilisikika mbali usiku.The sound of the freight train could be heard far away at night.
- Ngongongo ilikuwa imebeba mizigo mizito.The freight train was carrying heavy cargo.
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