Swahili
mtumba
m-TUM-ba
How to say it
Swahilimtumbam-TUM-basoon
Englishbalesoon
Frenchballotsoon
Meaning
a bale, bundle, or bolt of cloth; a load carried by one man.
Good to know
today especially used for a bale of secondhand clothing, mitumba.
Examples
- Alinunua nguo za mtumba sokoni.He bought secondhand clothes at the market.
- Wafanyakazi walibeba mtumba mmoja kila mtu.Each worker carried one bundle.
- Je, mtumba huu una nguo ngapi?How many clothes are in this bale?
- Hawakuweza kubeba mtumba mzito peke yao.They couldn't carry the heavy bundle alone.
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