pygmy

[US]/'piɡmi/
[UK]/ˈpɪɡmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mnyama wa kichwa; mwanadamu ambaye upeo wa moyo wa mwenyewe ni kubwa
adj. kichwa; ambao ni kwa mamlaka ya watumbua wa Pygmy
Word Forms
Pluralpygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

Mvumo wa pygmy haukubalika na mbwa.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

Walikuwa wamekwanywa kwa jina la pygmies.

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Nyumba ya mnyama wa pygmy mwenye miguu mbili.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

Mvumo wa pygmy ni mchanga kwa mchanga.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

We could fit the smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, on here.

Tunaweza kusimamia mnyama wa mabaya kwa mabaya, marmoset wa pygmy hapa.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

Hakuna mabibi ya mnyama wa pygmy mwenye miguu mbili.

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

And this pygmy elephant will grow to be nearly three metres tall.

Na mnyama wa pygmy huyu atumia kushangaza kwa mizani ya tatu.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

And though it's taken a while, pygmy goat Pipsqueak is fitting right in.

Na kama hata kwa muda mrefu, mnyama wa pygmy Pipsqueak anasimamia kwa mchakato.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Pygmy hogs were thought to have died out in the 1960s.

Mvumo wa pygmy walitumia kwa kushinda kwa mizani ya 1960.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Keeping the pygmy hogs and the breeding centers secure is especially important now, Deka said.

Kuunganiza mvumo wa pygmy na makampuni ya kuzalisha ni muhimu sana sasa, Deka alisema.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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