ukili

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Meaning

a strip of coconut-palm leaf used for weaving mats.

Good to know

a strip of coconut-palm leaf (used for weaving mats). ukiha i. intend, purpose, have in view; be intent upon, have designs on; decide on, bring about. ukimwa sing, ill humor, bad temper, moodiness, sulkiness

Examples

• Bibi alifuma mkeka kwa ukili.Grandmother wove a mat from palm-leaf strips.
• Walikusanya ukili pwani kutengeneza vikapu.They gathered palm strips at the coast to make baskets.
• Je, ukili huu unatosha kufuma mkeka mmoja?Is this palm strip enough to weave one mat?
• Ukili ulioachwa juani ulikauka haraka.The palm strip left in the sun dried quickly.