Swahili
kope
KOH-peh
How to say it
SwahilikopeKOH-pehsoon
Englisheyelash, eyelidsoon
Frenchcil, paupièresoon
Meaning
an eyelash or eyelid.
Good to know
the idiom kwa kope la juu na chini means in the blink of an eye, very quickly.
Examples
- Kope zake ni ndefu na nzuri.Her eyelashes are long and beautiful.
- Kitu kiliingia kwenye kope lake.Something got into his eyelid.
- Je, kope zako zinawasha?Are your eyelids itching?
- Alitoweka kwa kope la juu na chini.He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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