nundu

How to say it

Meaning

a rounded swelling or bump on the body, or the hump on the back of certain cattle.

Good to know

bump, lump; hump (of native cattle, etc.). nundunundu. adj. & adv. lumpy, hunchbacked

Examples

• Ng'ombe wa asili wana nundu mgongoni.Native cattle have a hump on their back.
• Alipata nundu baada ya kugongwa na mlango.He got a bump after being hit by the door.
• Mzee huyo alitembea akiwa na nundu mgongoni.That old man walked with a hunched back.
• Nundu ya ngamia huhifadhi mafuta.A camel's hump stores fat.