mvi

See also: MVI

Swahili

FWOTD – 13 November 2017

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúì.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mvi class IX (plural mvi class X)

  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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