kipenga
kee-PEH-ngah
How to say it
Swahilikipengakee-PEH-ngahsoon
Englishwhistle (especially a referee’s)soon
Frenchsifflet
Meaning
A small instrument that makes a sharp sound when blown, used most of all by a referee to start, stop or end a game.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, plural vipenga. Kupuliza kipenga is to blow the whistle; kipenga cha mwisho is the final whistle. Firimbi means the same.
Examples
- Mwamuzi alipuliza kipenga kumaliza mchezo.The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
- Tulisikia kipenga cha mwisho kikilia.We heard the final whistle sound.
- Mwalimu wa michezo ana kipenga shingoni.The sports teacher has a whistle around his neck.
Forms
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