indimi

Swahili

wiko

WEE-koh

How to say it

SwahiliwikoWEE-kohsoon
Englishcockcrowsoon
Frenchchant du coqsoon

Meaning

the crowing of a rooster, especially at dawn.

Good to know

(or wiko la jogoo) cockcrow; (mawiko) the morning crowing of cocks

Examples

  • Tuliamka kwa wiko wa jogoo.We woke up to the rooster's crowing.
  • Je, ulisikia wiko wa jogoo leo asubuhi?Did you hear the rooster's crow this morning?
  • Hakuna wiko uliosikika shambani leo.No crowing was heard on the farm today.

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