Swahili
mkeka
m-KEH-kah
How to say it
Swahilimkekam-KEH-kahsoon
Englishwoven matsoon
Frenchnattesoon
Meaning
Mkeka ni zulia linalosukwa kwa makuti, mianzi, au majani makavu na hutumika kwa kukalia au kulalia.
Good to know
m-/mi- class; plural mikeka.
Examples
- Bibi alisuka mkeka mzuri wa majani ya mnazi jana jioni.Grandmother wove a beautiful mat from coconut leaves yesterday evening.
- Je, mnauza mikeka ya kuswalia msikitini?Do you sell prayer mats for the mosque?
- Mkeka huu haufai tena kwa sababu umechakaa sana.This mat is no longer usable because it is very worn out.
- Wafanyabiashara watauza mikeka mipya sokoni kesho.Traders will sell new mats at the market tomorrow.
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