makarabai

How to say it

Meaning

Lamps burning gasoline or kerosene; more recently, electric light bulbs.

Good to know

plural of karabai (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).

Examples

• Wafanyabiashara waliwasha makarabai dukani.The shopkeepers lit lamps at the shop.
• Je, makarabai haya bado yanatumia mafuta ya taa?Do these lamps still use kerosene?
• Makarabai hayakuwaka kwa sababu ya upepo.The lamps did not stay lit because of the wind.
• Watanunua makarabai mapya kabla ya msimu wa giza.They will buy new lamps before the dark season.

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