shume

How to say it

Meaning

a large, half-wild tomcat, used in the phrase paka shume.

Good to know

paka shume. large, half-wild tomcat. shumua rare inv. of choma

Examples

• Paka shume alishambulia kuku wa jirani.The half-wild tomcat attacked the neighbor's chicken.
• Tuliona paka shume akizurura mtaani usiku.We saw a half-wild tomcat prowling the street at night.
• Je, paka shume huyo ni wa nyumba fulani?Does that half-wild tomcat belong to any particular house?
• Hawakuweza kumkamata paka shume aliyeiba samaki.They could not catch the tomcat that stole the fish.