Swahili
kigwingwi
ki-GWI-ngwi
How to say it
Swahilikigwingwiki-GWI-ngwisoon
Englishpeg, stakesoon
Frenchpiquetsoon
Meaning
a wooden peg or stake driven into the ground; a variant of kigingi.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); used to secure tents, fences, or mark boundaries.
Examples
- Alipiga kigwingwi ardhini.He drove a peg into the ground.
- Je, kigwingwi hiki kitashikilia hema?Will this peg hold the tent?
- Hawakuweka vigwingwi vya kutosha.They did not set enough pegs.
- Wafugaji watatumia vigwingwi kuzuia mifugo.The herders will use pegs to fence in the livestock.
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