Swahili
mkokoto
mko-KO-to
How to say it
Swahilimkokotomko-KO-tosoon
Englishpullingsoon
Frenchtraînagesoon
Meaning
the act of pulling or dragging something; also the track or furrow left when something is dragged, as through sand.
Good to know
descriptive, used of both the action and the resulting mark.
Examples
- Watoto waliacha mkokoto mrefu walipovuta mti ufukweni.The children left a long drag-track when they pulled the log along the beach.
- Je, mkokoto huu ulisababishwa na nini?What caused this drag-mark?
- Mvuvi aliona mkokoto wa kobe mchangani.The fisherman saw a turtle's drag-track in the sand.
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