Swahili
vidumbwi
vee-DOOM-bwee
How to say it
Swahilividumbwivee-DOOM-bweesoon
Englishpuddlessoon
Frenchflaquessoon
Meaning
Small pools or puddles of water.
Good to know
plural of kidumbwi (ki-/vi- class), a variant of kidimbwi.
Examples
- Watoto walicheza kwenye vidumbwi baada ya mvua.The children played in the puddles after the rain.
- Je, vidumbwi hivi vina samaki wadogo?Do these puddles have small fish?
- Vidumbwi havikukauka kwa sababu ya mvua za muda mrefu.The puddles did not dry up because of the long rains.
- Barabara itajaa vidumbwi tena kesho.The road will fill with puddles again tomorrow.
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