Swahili
vipapato
vee-pah-PAH-toh
How to say it
Swahilivipapatovee-pah-PAH-tohsoon
Englishwingtipssoon
Frenchbouts d'ailesoon
Meaning
The tips of a bird's wings, or of a single feather.
Good to know
plural of kipapato (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Vipapato vya ndege vilijeruhiwa na wavu.The bird's wingtips were injured by the net.
- Je, vipapato hivi vina rangi tofauti?Do these wingtips have a different color?
- Vipapato havikumzuia ndege kuruka.The wingtips did not stop the bird from flying.
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