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Swahili

kititia

kee-tee-TEE-ah

How to say it

Swahilikititiakee-tee-TEE-ahsoon
Englishblade, pinwheelsoon
Frenchpale, moulin à ventsoon

Meaning

the blade or vane of a fan or windmill; a pinwheel toy; figuratively, a ventilator.

Good to know

blade, vane (of a fan, wind- mill); windmill (children's toy); fig. ventilator

Examples

  • Upepo ulizungusha kititia cha windi haraka.The wind spun the windmill's blades quickly.
  • Mtoto alicheza na kititia cha karatasi.The child played with a paper pinwheel.
  • Kititia cha feni kilikuwa kimevunjika.The fan's blade was broken.

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