Swahili
kipingiri
ki-pi-ngi-RI
How to say it
Swahilikipingiriki-pi-ngi-RIsoon
Englishjoint, segmentsoon
Frencharticulation, segmentsoon
Meaning
a joint or segment, such as of a bamboo stalk or a limb.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); used both botanically (a section of a stalk) and anatomically (a body joint).
Examples
- Mwanzi una vipingiri vingi.The bamboo has many joints.
- Je, kipingiri hiki kimevunjika?Is this joint broken?
- Hakuna kipingiri kilichoharibika.There is no damaged joint.
- Fundi atakata mwanzi kwenye kipingiri.The craftsman will cut the bamboo at the joint.
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