swahili [noun]

Tanakali ya mbio

Maana (Definition)

An ideophone describing the rapid sound of feet sprinting across the ground.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

swift sprinting sound / footsteps patter

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

sound ya mbio

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Kiswahili Grammar

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kijana alipiga tanakali ya mbio kukimbia hadi nyumbani."

Translation: The youth made the swift sprinting sound running all the way home.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

sarufi Endesha mbio Sauti