Swahili
kipingamizi
ki-pin-ga-MI-zi
How to say it
Swahilikipingamiziki-pin-ga-MI-zisoon
Englishdifficulty, obstaclesoon
Frenchdifficulté, obstaclesoon
Meaning
a difficulty, obstacle, or impediment.
Good to know
a rare word.
Examples
- Waliondoa kipingamizi kilichozuia barabara.They removed the obstacle blocking the road.
- Je, kuna kipingamizi kingine kinachozuia mradi?Is there another obstacle holding back the project?
- Hakuna kipingamizi kitakachotuzuia sasa.There is no obstacle that will stop us now.
- Vipingamizi vingi vilijitokeza wakati wa ujenzi.Many obstacles came up during construction.
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