"kidevu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kidevu.flac [Kenya] Forms: videvu [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀dèdù}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kidevu, {{sw-noun|vi}} kidevu (ki-vi class, plural videvu)
  1. chin (bottom of a face) Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Face Related terms: udevu

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kidevu meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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