Swahili
tandabui
tan-da-BU-i
How to say it
Swahilitandabuitan-da-BU-isoon
Englishspider websoon
Frenchtoile d'araignéesoon
Meaning
a web spun by a spider; also, a thin membrane sometimes covering a newborn's head at birth.
Good to know
figuratively, macho yameingia tandabui describes blurred or clouded vision.
Examples
- Buibui alisokota tandabui kwenye kona ya chumba.A spider spun a web in the corner of the room.
- Mtoto alizaliwa na tandabui kichwani.The baby was born with a membrane over his head.
- Macho yangu yameingia tandabui, siwezi kuona vizuri.My eyes have grown blurred, I cannot see well.
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