Swahili
mialamu
mi-a-LA-mu
How to say it
Swahilimialamumi-a-LA-musoon
Englishedge, hemsoon
Frenchbord, ourletsoon
Meaning
the edge, border, or hem of something such as cloth; also a colored stripe in fabric.
Good to know
a mi-class word, also spelled mwalamu in some sources, used of cloth or garment edges.
Examples
- Kanga hii ina mialamu ya rangi ya bluu.This kanga cloth has blue-colored stripes at the border.
- Fundi cherehani alishona mialamu ya nguo vizuri.The tailor sewed the garment's hems neatly.
- Je, mialamu ya shuka hii imechanika?Are the edges of this bedsheet torn?
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