handaki

How to say it

Meaning

a trench, ditch, or channel.

Good to know

trench, ditch, channel; (sport) sector. hando L/rc<£.J (copper) water-vessel. hangaika, angaika be excited/restless; be disconcerted/upset; be irresolute; be impatient, fig. rock, swing

Examples

• Askari walichimba handaki kuzunguka kambi.The soldiers dug a trench around the camp.
• Maji yalitiririka kwenye handaki hadi shambani.Water flowed through the channel to the field.
• Je, handaki hili lina kina gani?How deep is this ditch?
• Gari lilianguka kwenye handaki barabarani.The car fell into a ditch on the road.