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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