Swahili
kipindo
ki-PIN-do
How to say it
Swahilikipindoki-PIN-dosoon
Englishwrappersoon
Frenchenveloppe, linceulsoon
Meaning
a wrapper or fold of clothing, and by extension a winding-sheet for a corpse, or a bag or pocket.
Good to know
wrapper; fold (of cloth- ing); winding-sheet (for a corpse); bag, pocket, purse
Examples
- Alifunika mtoto kwa kipindo cha kitambaa.She wrapped the baby in a cloth wrapper.
- Je, kipindo cha maiti kimeandaliwa?Has the burial shroud been prepared?
- Aliweka fedha ndani ya kipindo cha nguo yake.He kept money in the fold of his clothing.
- Kipindo kile kilishonwa kwa mkono.That wrapper was sewn by hand.
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