mwiba

How to say it

Meaning

a thorn, barb, or sting; a fishbone.

Good to know

thorn, barb, sting, seng'enge yenye miiba. barbed wire. mwiba wa nyuki. sting of a bee. mwiba wa samaki. fishbone; fig. needle, pin; spur (on a boot)

Examples

• Mwiba ulimchoma mkono alipochuma maua.A thorn pricked his hand as he picked flowers.
• Je, mwiba huu ni wa mmea gani?What plant is this thorn from?
• Hakuwa na mwiba wowote uliobaki mwilini.There was no thorn left in his body.
• Mwiba wa samaki ulikwama kooni mwake.A fishbone got stuck in his throat.

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