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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