Swahili
kikono
ki-KO-no
How to say it
Swahilikikonoki-KO-nosoon
Englishstump of armsoon
Frenchmoignon de brassoon
Meaning
a stump or deformed remnant of an arm, or by extension the antenna of an insect.
Good to know
stump of an arm, deformed arm; antenna (of insects)
Examples
- Alipoteza mkono wake na sasa ana kikono.He lost his arm and now has a stump.
- Mdudu yule ana vikono viwili kichwani.That insect has two antennae on its head.
- Daktari alichunguza kikono chake kwa makini.The doctor examined his arm stump carefully.
- Je, vikono vya nzi ni vidogo kiasi gani?How small are a fly's antennae?
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