"kiwele" meaning in Swahili

See kiwele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kiwele.flac Forms: kiwele class VII [canonical], viwele class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè, borrowed into the standard language from a southern dialect. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*ìbéèdè}} Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kiwele class VII (plural viwele class VIII)
  1. udder Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-kiwele-sw-noun-VxPBLrlm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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