chui milia

Swahili

chui milia

Etymology

From chui (“leopard”) +‎ milia (“stripes”), plural of mlia (“stripe”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chui milia (n class, plural chui milia)

1. tiger

   Synonym: babara

See also

• (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) ^{(Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]}