vipingiri

How to say it

Meaning

Joints or segments, such as of a bamboo stalk or a limb.

Good to know

plural of kipingiri (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

• Vipingiri vya mwanzi vilitumika kutengeneza vyombo.The bamboo joints were used to make tools.
• Je, vipingiri hivi vinajipinda kwa urahisi?Do these joints bend easily?
• Vipingiri havikukatika hata baada ya kubebeshwa uzito.The joints did not break even after being loaded with weight.