Swahili
puku
POO-koo
How to say it
SwahilipukuPOO-koosoon
Englishfield mousesoon
Frenchmulotsoon
Meaning
a field mouse or field rat.
Good to know
field mouse/rat. pukuchua, pukutua inv. of pukuta. pukuchulia dehydrate (foods)
Examples
- Puku waliharibu mazao shambani.Field rats destroyed the crops in the farm.
- Je, umeona puku ndani ya ghala?Have you seen a field mouse inside the granary?
- Hatukupata puku wowote kwenye mtego.We did not catch any field mice in the trap.
- Paka wetu alikamata puku jana usiku.Our cat caught a field mouse last night.
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