paipu

Japanese

Romanization

paipu

1. Rōmaji transcription of パイプ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English pipe.

Noun

paipu (n class, plural paipu)

1. pipe

   Synonym: bomba

2. tube
   • 2015 November 8, “6 wahukumiwa kifo kwa kuua wato 2 Bangladesh”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[1]:

     Walimbana na kumuingiza paipu yenye upepo mkali hadi akafa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2018 January 17, “Apasuka koo kwa kujaribu kuzuia kupiga chafya”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[2]:

     Mtu huyo alilazimika kulishwa kwa kutumia paipu kwa siku saba mfululilizo ili kutoa fursa kwa tishu hizo kupona.

     The man had to be fed through a tube for seven days in a row to give the tissue a chance to heal.