Swahili
vigwingwi
vee-GWEEN-gwee
How to say it
Swahilivigwingwivee-GWEEN-gweesoon
Englishpegs, stakessoon
Frenchpiquetssoon
Meaning
Wooden pegs or stakes driven into the ground; a variant of kigingi.
Good to know
plural of kigwingwi (ki-/vi- class); variant of vigingi.
Examples
- Wafugaji waliweka vigwingwi kuzunguka zizi la ng'ombe.The herders placed stakes around the cattle pen.
- Vigwingwi hivi vitashikilia hema imara.These pegs will hold the tent firmly.
- Je, vigwingwi vimechomekwa vizuri ardhini?Have the pegs been driven properly into the ground?
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