"kifinyo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Forms: vifinyo [plural]
Etymology: From ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o. Etymology templates: {{affix|sw|ki-<pos:diminutive>|finyo<alt:-finyo><t:to pinch>|-o}} ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kifinyo, {{sw-noun|ki-vi}} kifinyo (ki-vi class, plural vifinyo)
  1. wrinkle Tags: class-7, class-8
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ki-<pos:diminutive>",
        "3": "finyo<alt:-finyo><t:to pinch>",
        "4": "-o"
      },
      "expansion": "ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] you will see some wrinkles in the skin on his forehead, […]",
          "ref": "1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] utaona baadhi ya vikunjo na vifinyo vya ngozi juu ya kipaji chake,[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "wrinkle"
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      "id": "en-kifinyo-sw-noun-0ark-1ur",
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          "wrinkle",
          "wrinkle"
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      ],
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  "word": "kifinyo"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ki-<pos:diminutive>",
        "3": "finyo<alt:-finyo><t:to pinch>",
        "4": "-o"
      },
      "expansion": "ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- (diminutive) + -finyo (“to pinch”) + -o.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vifinyo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "head": ""
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili ki-vi class nouns",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
        "Swahili terms suffixed with -o",
        "Swahili terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] you will see some wrinkles in the skin on his forehead, […]",
          "ref": "1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] utaona baadhi ya vikunjo na vifinyo vya ngozi juu ya kipaji chake,[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wrinkle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrinkle",
          "wrinkle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kifinyo"
}

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