mbeleko

How to say it

Meaning

A cloth or skin tied around the body to carry a baby on the back or hip. Figuratively, kubebwa kwa mbeleko is to be carried along, favored or protected by others.

Good to know

N class noun, plural also mbeleko: mbeleko ya ngozi, a skin sling. beleko and mbeko in the dictionary are other forms of it.

Examples

• Mama alimbeba mtoto mgongoni kwa mbeleko.The mother carried the baby on her back in a sling.
• Alinunua mbeleko mpya ya kitenge.She bought a new kitenge baby sling.
• Timu hiyo inadaiwa kubebwa kwa mbeleko na waamuzi.That team is said to be carried along by the referees.

Forms

beleko, mbeko