Swahili
kipago
ki-PA-go
How to say it
Swahilikipagoki-PA-gosoon
Englishstepsoon
Frenchéchelon, seuilsoon
Meaning
a step or rung, such as on a ladder, or a threshold or doorstep.
Good to know
step, rung (of a ladder); threshold, doorstep, sill. i
Examples
- Alipanda ngazi hatua kwa kipago.He climbed the ladder rung by rung.
- Kipago cha kwanza cha ngazi kimevunjika.The first rung of the ladder is broken.
- Je, kipago cha mlango kimeoza?Has the doorstep rotted?
- Watoto waliketi kwenye kipago cha nyumba.The children sat on the doorstep of the house.
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