indimi

Swahili

vibindo

vee-BEEN-doh

How to say it

Swahilivibindovee-BEEN-dohsoon
Englishpocketssoon
Frenchpochessoon

Meaning

Folds in a loincloth or waist-wrap, used as pockets for carrying money or tobacco.

Good to know

plural of kibindo (ki-/vi- class); folds in a waist-wrap used as pockets. Traditional, regional word.

Examples

  • Mzee alificha fedha zake kwenye vibindo vya kanzu yake.The old man hid his money in the pockets of his robe.
  • Je, vibindo hivyo vinaweza kubeba vitu vizito?Can those pockets carry heavy things?
  • Watoto walitoa peremende kutoka vibindo vyao.The children took candy out of their pockets.

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