Swahili
kinamisa
ki-na-MI-sa
How to say it
Swahilikinamisaki-na-MI-sasoon
Englishpotter's claysoon
Frenchargile de potiersoon
Meaning
sticky, plastic clay used by potters.
Good to know
seen in udongo wa kinamisa, potter's clay; the word is also, rarely, used for a deep, dead silence.
Examples
- Mfinyanzi alichagua udongo wa kinamisa kwa uangalifu.The potter carefully chose the sticky potter's clay.
- Kinamisa hutumika kutengeneza vyungu.Potter's clay is used to make pots.
- Je, kinamisa kinapatikana karibu na mto?Is potter's clay found near the river?
- Baada ya habari mbaya, chumba kilijaa kinamisa.After the bad news, the room fell into a dead silence.
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