indimi

Swahili

kipapato

ki-pa-PA-to

How to say it

Swahilikipapatoki-pa-PA-tosoon
Englishwingtipsoon
Frenchbout d'ailesoon

Meaning

the tip of a bird's wing, or of a single feather.

Good to know

a variant of kipapatiko.

Examples

  • Ndege alijeruhiwa kwenye kipapato cha bawa.The bird was injured at the tip of its wing.
  • Je, unaweza kutofautisha kipapato cha manyoya?Can you tell the tip of a feather apart?
  • Kipapato cha bawa kiligusa maji ya ziwa.The wingtip brushed the surface of the lake.
  • Alichukua unyoya na kutazama kipapato chake.He picked up a feather and looked at its tip.

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