"kipenzi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kipenzi.flac [Kenya] Forms: vipenzi [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of mpenzi. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|mpenzi}} mpenzi Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kipenzi, {{sw-noun|vi}} kipenzi (ki-vi class, plural vipenzi)
  1. darling, love Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kipenzi-sw-noun-AagOF7-q Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations
  2. lover Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kipenzi-sw-noun-FqLdOocl
  3. a favorite (one that is preferred or liked above all others; most loved) Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kipenzi-sw-noun-hFV4nqrZ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 30 2 68

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kipenzi meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of mpenzi.",
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          "love",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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