"mpenzi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mpenzi.flac [Kenya] Forms: wapenzi [plural]
Etymology: From -penda (“love”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|penda|-penda|gloss=love}} -penda (“love”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mpenzi, {{sw-noun|wa}} mpenzi (m-wa class, plural wapenzi)
  1. lover (person who loves another person) Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Love, People
    Sense id: en-mpenzi-sw-noun-i6tF0zM4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mpenzi meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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