mafinyo

How to say it

Meaning

Folds or wrinkles, often in skin or fabric; also narrowness, especially of a road.

Good to know

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

Examples

• Mafinyo ya uso wake yanaonyesha umri.The wrinkles on his face show his age.
• Nguo hii ina mafinyo mengi baada ya kufuliwa.This cloth has many wrinkles after being washed.
• Je, mafinyo ya njia hii ni hatari kwa madereva?Are the narrow bends of this road dangerous for drivers?
• Mafinyo hayakuondoka baada ya kupiga pasi.The wrinkles did not go away after ironing.

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