Swahili
kipepo
ki-PE-po
How to say it
Swahilikipepoki-PE-posoon
Englishbreezesoon
Frenchbrisesoon
Meaning
a gentle breeze, and, as an adjective, ghostly or eerie.
Good to know
anasema kipepo describes someone speaking unclearly or in a confused, ghostly murmur.
Examples
- Kipepo laini kilivuma jioni ile.A gentle breeze blew that evening.
- Je, ulisikia sauti ya kipepo usiku?Did you hear a ghostly sound at night?
- Alisema kipepo, hatukuelewa neno lolote.He spoke in a confused mumble, we didn't understand a word.
- Hapakuwa na kipepo chochote, hewa ilikuwa tulivu.There was no breeze at all, the air was still.
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