idiom [noun]

Nira ya madeni

Maana (Definition)

An idiomatic phrase representing the crushing mental and financial burden of debt.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

yoke of debt / heavy debt burden

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mzigo wa ma-loans

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Economic Idiom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wakulima walijikomboa kutoka kwa nira ya madeni baada ya mavuno mazuri."

Translation: Farmers liberated themselves from the yoke of debt after a good harvest.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Deni Mzigo Taabu