Swahili
tungi
TU-ngi
How to say it
SwahilitungiTU-ngisoon
Englishjarsoon
Frenchjarre, cruchesoon
Meaning
a large water pot or jar; an augmentative form of mtungi.
Good to know
augment, of mtungi. tungika 542 tupa
Examples
- Tungi lilijaa maji hadi ukingoni.The big water jar was full to the brim.
- Alibeba tungi kichwani kutoka mtoni.She carried the big water pot on her head from the river.
- Tungi lilivunjika lilipoanguka.The big pot broke when it fell.
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