Swahili
mkunjaji
mkun-JA-ji
How to say it
Swahilimkunjajimkun-JA-jisoon
Englishone who foldssoon
Frenchcelui qui pliesoon
Meaning
one who bends or folds something, a folder; mkunjaji uso is someone who makes faces, a clown.
Good to know
the figurative expression mkunjaji uso, literally 'face-folder', means a clown or grimacer.
Examples
- Mkunjaji wa nguo alifanya kazi haraka dukani.The garment-folder worked quickly at the shop.
- Je, mkunjaji uso alichekesha watoto wote?Did the clown make all the children laugh?
- Alikuwa mkunjaji stadi wa karatasi za origami.He was a skilled folder of origami paper.
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