Swahili
shazia
sha-ZI-a
How to say it
Swahilishaziasha-ZI-asoon
Englishneedlesoon
Frenchaiguillesoon
Meaning
a large needle or bodkin used for making mats, a variant of shasira.
Good to know
(large) needle, bodkin (used in making mats)
Examples
- Fundi alitumia shazia kushona mikeka miwili.The craftsman used a bodkin to sew two mats.
- Shazia hii ni ndefu kuliko ile ya kawaida.This bodkin is longer than the usual one.
- Je, unajua wapi kununua shazia mpya?Do you know where to buy a new bodkin?
- Hawakuwa na shazia ilipohitajika ghafla.They had no bodkin when it was suddenly needed.
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