tawi

How to say it

Meaning

a branch, frond, or bough of a tree; figuratively, a division or section of an organization.

Good to know

kitawi (vi-), utawi (tawi & ma-); branch, frond, bough, matawi. branches; cluster, bunch. tawi la mwembe. bunch of bananas; fig. branch, division, section. tawi jipya la chama lafunguliwa. A new section of the party has been started

Examples

• Ndege walijenga kiota juu ya tawi.Birds built a nest on the branch.
• Upepo ulivunja tawi la mti.The wind broke the tree's branch.
• Chama kimefungua tawi jipya mjini.The party has opened a new branch in the town.
• Alichuma tawi la maua kwa ajili ya mama yake.He picked a flowering branch for his mother.

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