Swahili
vurumai
voo-roo-MAH-ee
How to say it
Swahilivurumaivoo-roo-MAH-eesoon
Englishchaossoon
Frenchchaossoon
Meaning
disorder, destruction, chaos.
Good to know
a rarer, stronger word than vuruguvurugu, for real chaos rather than mere untidiness.
Examples
- Vita viliacha vurumai kubwa mjini.The war left great chaos in the town.
- Je, umeshuhudia vurumai kama hii hapo awali?Have you witnessed chaos like this before?
- Hakuna aliyetarajia vurumai kama ile.No one expected chaos like that.
- Baada ya dhoruba, vurumai ilitawala pwani nzima.After the storm, chaos ruled the whole coast.
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