mvi

Swahili
FWOTD – 13 November 2017

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúì.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈm̩.vi/
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

mvi (n class, plural mvi)

  1. grey hair
    • 1989, Saidi Amri, Sauti ya kaburi, page 8:
      Alikuwa na ndevu nyingi zilizojaa mvi za singa.
      He had a large beard filled with straight grey hairs.
  2. (archaic) arrow
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