"upendo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /uˈpɛ.ⁿdɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-upendo.flac [Kenya] Forms: mapendo [plural]
Etymology: From -penda (“love”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|penda|-penda|love}} -penda (“love”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} upendo, {{sw-noun|u|mapendo}} upendo (u class, plural mapendo)
  1. love (emotion, strong affection) Wikipedia link: sw:upendo Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14 Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: pendo, upendi, upenzi Synonyms (love: emotion, strong affection): upendezi
    Sense id: en-upendo-sw-noun-uhToZxac Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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

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