Swahili
vilemba
vee-LEM-bah
How to say it
Swahilivilembavee-LEM-bahsoon
Englishturbanssoon
Frenchturbanssoon
Meaning
Long pieces of cloth wound around the head, turbans.
Good to know
plural of kilemba (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Wazee wa mila walivaa vilemba vyeupe.The traditional elders wore white turbans.
- Vilemba hivyo vilipambwa kwa nakshi maalum.Those turbans were decorated with special patterns.
- Je, vilemba hivi vinavaliwa katika sherehe gani?At which celebrations are these turbans worn?
- Wafanyabiashara waliuza vilemba mbalimbali sokoni.The traders sold various turbans at the market.
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