itumba

How to say it

Meaning

a large bundle, bag, or covering used to wrap and carry things.

Good to know

(augment, of mtumba) cover, container, case; package, bag, bundle, bale. - la nguo. bundle of clothes. - la ua. bud. - la kitabu. cover of a book. _ | a mwezi. halo of the moon

Examples

• Alibeba itumba la nguo mgongoni.He carried a bundle of clothes on his back.
• Itumba la mwezi lilionekana angani usiku.A halo around the moon appeared in the sky at night.
• Je, itumba hilo lina nini ndani?What is inside that bundle?
• Walifunga vitabu vyote katika itumba moja.They wrapped all the books in one bundle.

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