Swahili
vikiri
vee-KEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilivikirivee-KEE-reesoon
Englishstrugglessoon
Frenchluttessoon
Meaning
Struggling or wrestling, or a crowding and pushing among people.
Good to know
plural of kikiri (ki-/vi- class); rare/literary register.
Examples
- Kulikuwa na vikiri vikali langoni mwa uwanja.There were fierce struggles at the gate of the field.
- Vikiri hivyo viliwaacha watu wamechoka.Those struggles left people exhausted.
- Polisi walijaribu kuzuia vikiri kati ya umati.The police tried to stop the pushing among the crowd.
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