Swahili
kisusui
kee-soo-SOO-ee
How to say it
Swahilikisusuikee-soo-SOO-eesoon
Englishscorpionsoon
Frenchscorpionsoon
Meaning
a scorpion; also, a child's paper kite or pinwheel toy.
Good to know
scorpion; paper kite, windmill (children's toy)
Examples
- Kisusui kilimuuma mguuni alipokuwa akitembea gizani.A scorpion stung him on the foot as he walked in the dark.
- Watoto walicheza na kisusui cha karatasi upepo.The children played with a paper pinwheel in the wind.
- Je, kisusui hicho kina sumu kali?Does that scorpion have strong venom?
- Alitengeneza kisusui kwa karatasi za rangi.He made a paper kite from colored paper.
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