madimbwi

How to say it

Meaning

Pools or puddles of standing water, typically formed after rain.

Good to know

plural of dimbwi (li-/ma- class).

Examples

• Madimbwi yametapakaa barabarani baada ya mvua.Puddles have spread across the road after the rain.
• Watoto wanapenda kucheza karibu na madimbwi.Children like playing near the pools.
• Madimbwi hayo hayafai kwa kuogelea.Those pools are not fit for swimming.
• Je, madimbwi yataondoka jua likiwaka?Will the puddles disappear once the sun is out?

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