Swahili
mfeleji
um-feh-LEH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimfelejium-feh-LEH-jeesoon
Englishchannel, tapsoon
Frenchcanal, robinetsoon
Meaning
a channel, drain, or pipe used to carry water; also a tap.
Good to know
mi- class (things); mfeleji can refer to an irrigation channel or a water tap, depending on context.
Examples
- Maji yalitiririka kwenye mfeleji.Water flowed through the channel.
- Je, mfeleji huu unafanya kazi?Does this tap work?
- Hatukufunga mfeleji vizuri.We did not close the tap properly.
- Watajenga mfeleji mpya shambani.They will build a new channel on the farm.
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