swahili [noun]

Sakitu

Maana (Definition)

Thin icy frost formed on high mountain vegetation during freezing nights.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

sub-zero frost / ground ice crystals

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

barafumlima

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Meteorology

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wapanda mlima Mkenya waliona sakitu kwenye majani asubuhi."

Translation: Mount Kenya climbers observed sub-zero frost on the leaves in the morning.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Barafu ya moto Baridi Mlima