Swahili
vizingiti
vee-zeen-GEE-tee
How to say it
Swahilivizingitivee-zeen-GEE-teesoon
Englishthresholdssoon
Frenchseuilssoon
Meaning
The thresholds or sills of doorways, or by extension barriers such as dams, weirs, or reefs.
Good to know
plural of kizingiti (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Nyumba hii ina vizingiti vya mbao.This house has wooden thresholds.
- Je, vizingiti hivi ni vya juu sana?Are these thresholds too high?
- Vizingiti havikuwekwa sawasawa.The thresholds were not set evenly.
- Fundi atarekebisha vizingiti vya milango.The carpenter will fix the door thresholds.
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