mabano

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mabano (ma class, plural only)

1. bracket (typographic symbol)

   Synonyms: braketi, parandesi

2. (sports) bracket (prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament)
   • 2023 August 17, “Mashindano ya Riadha ya Dunia: Omanyala mwenye uchu wa dhahabu anayolenga kuishindia Afrika”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[1]:

     "Kuingia kwenye mashindano ya dunia kama mmoja wa wanariadha bora, watu wanakutazama na kukutegemea - watu wanakuhesabu kwenye mabano ya medali.

     "Going into the world championships as one of the best athletes, people are looking at you and counting on you - people are counting you in the medal bracket.

See also

Punctuation

• ritifaa, apostrofi ( ' ) ( ’ )
• mabano ya mraba ( { } )
• mabano ya maua ( [ ] )
• nukta mbili, nukta pacha, koloni ( : )
• alama ya mkato, koma ( , )
• kistariungio ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
• alama ya mshangao ( ! )
• alama ya mkwaju ( ⁄ )
• kistariungio ( - ) ( ‐ )
• mabano, parandesi, braketi ( ( ) )
• nukta ( . )
• alama ya swali ( ? )
• alama ya kunukuu ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
• nukta mkato ( ; )
• alama ya mkwaju ( / )