Swahili
vikunje
vee-KOON-jeh
How to say it
Swahilivikunjevee-KOON-jehsoon
Englishfoldssoon
Frenchplissoon
Meaning
Folds, creases, seams, or pleats, and figuratively wrinkles.
Good to know
plural of kikunje (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Nguo hii ina vikunje vingi baada ya safari.This garment has many folds after the trip.
- Pasi nguo ili kuondoa vikunje hivyo.Iron the clothes to remove those creases.
- Je, vikunje vya sketi vinaonekana vizuri?Do the skirt's pleats look good?
- Uso wake ulikuwa na vikunje vya uzee.His face had the wrinkles of old age.
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