chungu

See also: chủ ngữ

Swahili

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu/
  • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: chu‧ngu

Noun

chungu class VII (plural vyungu class VIII)

  1. earthenware pot, used for cooking rice

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu/
  • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰu.ᵑɡu/

Noun

chungu class IX (plural chungu class X)

  1. ant

Etymology 3

Adjective

-chungu (declinable)

  1. bitter
Declension
Inflected forms of -chungu
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mchungu
m-mi class(III/IV) mchungu michungu
ji-ma class(V/VI) chungu machungu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kichungu vichungu
n class(IX/X) chungu chungu
u class(XI) mchungu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pachungu
ku class(XVII) kuchungu
mu class(XVIII) muchungu
Derived terms