kizingiti

How to say it

Meaning

the threshold or sill of a doorway, or by extension a barrier such as a dam, weir, or reef.

Good to know

threshold, sill, lintel ( = top or bottom piece of a door or window); dam, weir; reef, bar. J

Examples

• Usikanyage kizingiti cha mlango.Don't step on the doorway threshold.
• Walijenga kizingiti kuzuia maji ya mto.They built a weir to hold back the river's water.
• Je, kizingiti hicho kimeoza?Is that door sill rotten?
• Meli iligonga kizingiti cha mwamba baharini.The ship hit a reef at sea.