ukope

Swahili

Etymology

From Common Bantu *dʊ̀kópè. Cognate with Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), Chichewa chikope (“eyelid”), Rwanda-Rundi ingohe (“eyelash”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ukope class XI (plural kope class X)

  1. eyelid (skin covering eyes)
  2. eyelash (hair growing from eyelids)
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