mbele

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Kituba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *bèèdí.

Noun[edit]

mbele

  1. knife

Kongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *bèèdí.

Noun[edit]

mbele

  1. knife

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Adverb[edit]

mbele

  1. in front
  2. before (previously)

Usage notes[edit]

Mbele can be made into a preposition by following it with either the normal ya or za.

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbele (n class, plural mbele)

  1. the front (side)

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of “adverb and noun”): nyuma
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