machela
mah-CHEH-lah
How to say it
Swahilimachelamah-CHEH-lah
Englishstretcher
Frenchbrancard, civière
Meaning
A frame of poles with canvas stretched between them, used to carry a sick, injured or dead person lying down.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. In villages it is also a litter carried by several men.
Examples
- Majeruhi walibebwa kwa machela hadi kwenye gari.The injured were carried on stretchers to the vehicle.
- Wauguzi walileta machela haraka.The nurses quickly brought a stretcher.
- Kijijini wagonjwa hubebwa kwa machela mpaka barabarani.In the village the sick are carried on a stretcher to the road.
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