divai
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Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
divai
Swahili[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
divai (n class, plural divai)
- wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)
See also[edit]
- mvinyo (“spirits”)