mabawa

How to say it

Meaning

Wings, such as those of a bird or an airplane.

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Plural of bawa (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).

Examples

• Ndege alipiga mabawa yake kwa nguvu kuruka.The bird flapped its wings hard to fly.
• Je, mabawa ya ndege hii ni marefu kiasi gani?How long are this airplane's wings?
• Mabawa hayo hayakuweza kumbeba kuku huyo mzito.Those wings could not carry that heavy chicken.
• Wahandisi watakagua mabawa ya ndege kabla ya safari.The engineers will inspect the plane's wings before the flight.

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