indimi

Swahili

ulili

oo-LEE-lee

How to say it

Swahiliulilioo-LEE-leesoon
Englishbedsteadsoon
Frenchlit en boissoon

Meaning

a traditional wooden bedstead.

Good to know

ulili (a wooden bedstead); ethn. ulili (a shrine where offerings are made to spirits). ulimaji sing, (work, methods, pay, etc. of) cultivation, agriculture

Examples

  • Alilala juu ya ulili wa mbao.He slept on a wooden bedstead.
  • Ulili huu ulitengenezwa na babu yangu.This bedstead was made by my grandfather.
  • Je, ulili wa zamani bado upo?Is the old bedstead still there?
  • Waliweka mkeka juu ya ulili.They put a mat on the bedstead.

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