Swahili
vikumbo
vee-KOOM-boh
How to say it
Swahilivikumbovee-KOOM-bohsoon
Englishshoves, pushessoon
Frenchpousséessoon
Meaning
Pushes, shoves, or jostles.
Good to know
plural of kikumbo (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Watu walipeana vikumbo wakiingia basini.People shoved each other while boarding the bus.
- Sikupenda vikumbo vile nilivyopata sokoni.I didn't like those shoves I got at the market.
- Je, vikumbo hivyo vilisababisha ugomvi?Did those shoves cause a fight?
- Askari walizuia vikumbo kati ya umati.The officers stopped the jostling among the crowd.
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