swahili [noun]

Balamwezi

Maana (Definition)

A night-blooming climber plant with fragrant white flowers that open under moonlight.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

night-blooming white moonflower

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ua la mwezi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu origin (Ipomoea alba)

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Balamwezi ilichanua usiku na kujaza harufu nzuri bustanini."

Translation: The moonflower bloomed at night filling the garden with scent.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Ua mmea