eupe

Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin. Compare Zulu mhlophe.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-eupe (declinable)

  1. white
  2. light, bright

Declension

Inflected forms of -eupe
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mweupe
m-mi class(III/IV) mweupe myeupe
ji-ma class(V/VI) jeupe meupe
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) cheupe vyeupe
n class(IX/X) nyeupe nyeupe
u class(XI) mweupe see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) peupe
ku class(XVII) kweupe
mu class(XVIII) mweupe

Antonyms

See also

Colors in Swahili · rangi (layout · text)
     -eupe      -a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu      -eusi
             -ekundu              -a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia              -a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu
             -a manjani giza              -a kibichi ; -a kijani              -a manjani mwangaza
             -a bluu mwangaza              -a samawati              -a bluu
             -a urujuani              -a zambarau              -a waridi ; -a pinki