"upinde" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-upinde.flac [Kenya] Forms: pinde [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda Swahili -pinda Swahili -e Swahili upinde From u- + -pinda (“to bend”) + -e. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|u-<id:noun>|pinda<alt:-pinda><t:to bend>|-e<id:nominal>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Proto-Bantu *-pɪ̀nda Swahili -pinda Swahili -e Swahili upinde [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*lu-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*bʊ̀-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*wu-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "u-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "alt" : "-pinda", "gloss" : "to bend", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-pɪ̀nda", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "pinda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }, { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "upinde", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="upinde"> From u- + -pinda (“to bend”) + -e. Head templates: {{sw-noun|u}} upinde class XI (plural pinde class X)
  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows) Tags: class-xi Synonyms: uta Derived forms: upinde wa mvua

Inflected forms

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