Swahili
kengele
ke-NGE-le
How to say it
Swahilikengeleke-NGE-lesoon
Englishbellsoon
Frenchclochesoon
Meaning
a hollow metal instrument that rings when struck, a bell.
Good to know
piga kengele or gonga kengele means 'to ring a bell'.
Examples
- Mlinzi aligonga kengele kuashiria hatari.The guard rang the bell to signal danger.
- Kengele ya shule ililia saa nne.The school bell rang at ten o'clock.
- Je, kengele hii inasikika kwa mbali?Can this bell be heard from far away?
- Watoto walikimbia darasani mara kengele ilipogonga.The children ran to class as soon as the bell rang.
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