Swahili
mionzi
mee-OH-nzee
How to say it
Swahilimionzimee-OH-nzeesoon
Englishsunbeamssoon
Frenchrayons de soleilsoon
Meaning
Rays or beams of light, especially sunlight.
Good to know
plural of mwonzi (m-/mi- class); the singular's mw- becomes plain mi- before this vowel-initial stem.
Examples
- Mionzi ya jua iliingia chumbani asubuhi.Sunbeams entered the room in the morning.
- Je, mionzi hii ni hatari kwa ngozi?Are these sunbeams dangerous for the skin?
- Mionzi ilipenya kupitia matawi ya miti.Sunbeams filtered through the tree branches.
- Wapiga picha watasubiri mionzi ya jua la jioni.Photographers will wait for the sunbeams of the evening sun.
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