pigo

How to say it

Meaning

A hard hit, or a sudden loss or disappointment that hurts a person, a team or a country; in the plural it is also a beat, as in mapigo ya moyo, heartbeats.

Good to know

Ji class noun, plural mapigo, from kupiga, to hit. Kupata pigo is to suffer a setback and pigo kubwa a heavy blow.

Examples

• Kuumia kwa nahodha ni pigo kubwa kwa timu.The captain's injury is a heavy blow to the team.
• Familia ilipata pigo baada ya kufiwa na baba.The family suffered a blow when the father died.
• Daktari alipima mapigo ya moyo wangu.The doctor checked my heartbeat.