Swahili
kilili
ki-LI-li
How to say it
Swahilikililiki-LI-lisoon
Englishsmall bedsoon
Frenchpetit litsoon
Meaning
a small bed or bedstead, diminutive of ulili.
Good to know
dimin. of ulili
Examples
- Mtoto analala kwenye kilili chake kidogo.The baby sleeps in his little bed.
- Walimtengenezea kilili cha mbao.They made him a small wooden bed.
- Je, kilili hiki ni kikubwa kutosha?Is this little bed big enough?
- Kilili kiliwekwa karibu na dirisha.The small bed was placed near the window.
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