paipu
pah-EE-poo
How to say it
Swahilipaipupah-EE-poosoon
Englishpipe, tube; tobacco pipesoon
Frenchtuyau; pipesoon
Meaning
A tube through which water, gas or oil flows; also a small bowl with a stem for smoking tobacco.
Good to know
Plural paipu, n class: paipu hii, paipu hizi. From English pipe. For water pipes bomba, plural mabomba, is more common, and a smoking pipe is also kiko.
Examples
- Fundi alibadilisha paipu iliyokuwa ikivuja.The plumber replaced the pipe that was leaking.
- Babu alivuta tumbaku kwa paipu yake ya zamani.Grandfather smoked tobacco in his old pipe.
- Maji yanapita kwenye paipu hii hadi tangini.The water flows through this pipe to the tank.
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