divai

Portuguese

Verb

divai

  1. second-person plural imperative of divar

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malagasy divay, from French du vin (“some wine”). The borrowing may have been mediated through Ngazidja Comorian divai, although the Comorian form could also be a secondary borrowing from Swahili.

Pronunciation

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Noun

divai class IX (plural divai class X)

  1. wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)

See also

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