Swahili
kipaa
ki-PA-a
How to say it
Swahilikipaaki-PA-asoon
Englisheavessoon
Frenchavant-toitsoon
Meaning
a small edge or side, particularly the eaves or edge of a roof.
Good to know
diminutive of paa (roof).
Examples
- Maji yalidondoka kutoka kipaa cha nyumba.Water dripped from the edge of the roof.
- Je, kipaa hiki kimevuja?Has this roof edge leaked?
- Alisimama chini ya kipaa kuepuka mvua.He stood under the eaves to escape the rain.
- Ndege wamejenga kiota kwenye kipaa.Birds have built a nest at the edge of the roof.
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