What does Mikono mean?

Mikono/viungo vya kushika (Hands/holding organs) For example: "Mikono yangu ni ya kufanya kazi (My hands are for working)"

Where does the slang word Mikono come from?

Mikono is a slang term from Tanzania. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Tanzania and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Mikono?

Mikono can also mean: Mikono/viungo vya kufanya kazi (Hands/working organs)

Mikono

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 2 definitions

TOP DEFINITION

Mikono definition 1

Mikono/viungo vya kushika (Hands/holding organs)

"Mikono yangu ni ya kufanya kazi (My hands are for working)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

DEFINITION 2

Mikono definition 2

Mikono/viungo vya kufanya kazi (Hands/working organs)

"Mikono yangu ni ya kufanya kazi kwa bidii (My hands are for working hard)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 2 community definitions
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Mkono 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kazi ya mikono (Manual work)

"Nafanya mkono tu (I just do manual work)"

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