blanketi
blah-NKEH-tee
How to say it
Swahiliblanketiblah-NKEH-teesoon
Englishblanket
Frenchcouverture
Meaning
A large, thick cloth of wool or cotton used to keep warm in bed or in the cold.
Good to know
N class noun, plural also blanketi: blanketi mbili, two blankets; kujifunika blanketi, to cover oneself with a blanket. bulangeti is another spelling in the dictionary.
Examples
- Usiku ulikuwa na baridi, nikajifunika blanketi nzito.The night was cold, so I covered myself with a heavy blanket.
- Wakimbizi walipewa blanketi na chakula.The refugees were given blankets and food.
- Mama alifua blanketi zote jana.Mother washed all the blankets yesterday.
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