"kondoo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kondoo.flac [Kenya] Forms: kondoo [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from a Central Sudanic language, in which it originally meant "goat". Borrowed independently into many other languages, e.g. Kikuyu ng'ondu, Malagasy ondry. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|csu}} Central Sudanic, {{cog|ki|ng'ondu}} Kikuyu ng'ondu, {{cog|mg|ondry}} Malagasy ondry Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kondoo, {{sw-noun|n}} kondoo (n class, plural kondoo)
  1. sheep (animal) Wikipedia link: sw:kondoo Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Caprines Derived forms: mwanakondoo (english: lamb)

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