Swahili
kipingu
ki-PIN-gu
How to say it
Swahilikipinguki-PIN-gusoon
Englishshacklesoon
Frenchentravesoon
Meaning
a small shackle or fetter.
Good to know
diminutive of pingu, handcuffs or shackles.
Examples
- Mfungwa alifungwa kipingu mkononi.The prisoner was shackled at the wrist.
- Je, kipingu hicho kilimzuia kutembea?Did that fetter stop him from walking?
- Askari waliondoa kipingu baada ya kesi kuisha.The police removed the shackle after the case ended.
- Hakuweza kutoroka akiwa na kipingu.He couldn't escape while wearing the shackle.
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