bead
vt,vi pamba kwa vilulu, shanga, n.k.; (to pearl) kutoa povu, matone n.k. n 1 ushanga. 2 tone (la jasho/ maji). 3 povu. 4 (idiom) draw a ~ on lenga. 5 (pl) beads n shanga; (rosary) tasomebodyihi. tell one's ~s sali kwa kutumia tasbihi/rozari belt of ~s kundavi; (circlet) kogo. ~ ing n nakshi; shanga. beaded adj. beady adj kama ushanga kwa udogo; -enye kung'aa sana ~y eyes macho madogo tena ya umbo la mviringo.