"upinde" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-upinde.flac [Kenya] Forms: pinde [plural]
Etymology: From -pinda (“to bend”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|pinda|-pinda|gloss=to bend}} -pinda (“to bend”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} upinde, {{sw-noun|u}} upinde (u class, plural pinde)
  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows) Wikipedia link: sw:upinde Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14 Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: uta Derived forms: upinde wa mvua
    Sense id: en-upinde-sw-noun-YWr961pl Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upinde meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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