Swahili
vigeregenja
vee-geh-reh-GEHN-jah
How to say it
Swahilivigeregenjavee-geh-reh-GEHN-jahsoon
Englishsplinterssoon
Frenchéchardessoon
Meaning
Splinters or wood chips; also ankle bracelets, a variant of kigereng'enza.
Good to know
plural of kigeregenja (ki-/vi- class); rare, mostly the wood-splinter sense survives in modern usage.
Examples
- Vigeregenja vya mbao vilimchoma mkononi alipokuwa akichonga.Wood splinters pricked his hand while he was carving.
- Fundi seremala anapaswa kuwa makini na vigeregenja.The carpenter should be careful of splinters.
- Je, vigeregenja vile vimeondolewa kwenye mbao?Have those splinters been removed from the wood?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.