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soni

[so-ni]

noun

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. shyness
  2. shame
  3. A feeling of being embarrassed or timid.
Examples

Ana soni anapoongea mbele ya watu.

He feels shy when he speaks in front of people.

Ondoa soni na uanze kuzungumza.

Remove the shyness and start speaking.

Pronunciationso-ni

Part of speechnoun

Registerneutral

Usage noteOften used to describe a personality trait or an emotional response to social scrutiny.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.