Swahili
makandili
mah-kahn-DEE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimakandilimah-kahn-DEE-leesoon
Englishlanternssoon
Frenchlanternessoon
Meaning
Lanterns or hanging lamps.
Good to know
plural of kandili (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).
Examples
- Wenyeji waliwasha makandili msikitini.The locals lit lanterns at the mosque.
- Je, makandili haya yanatumia mafuta au umeme?Do these lanterns use oil or electricity?
- Makandili hayakuwaka usiku kucha.The lanterns did not stay lit all night.
- Watapamba mtaa kwa makandili wakati wa Ramadhani.They will decorate the street with lanterns during Ramadan.
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