mvi

Swahili

FWOTD – 13 November 2017

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈm̩.vi/

• Audio (Kenya):

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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