divai

Kiswahili

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divai

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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.

noun divai · devai

class ix wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)

In English

wine alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti

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"divai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/divai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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divai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/divai

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"divai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/divai.

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@misc{divai_2026,
  title = {divai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/divai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}