kina

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kina¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

noun vina

  1. class vii depth (vertical distance below a surface)
  2. class vii rhyme

kina²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. affirmative, class 7, class 8, inflected, present, singular ki-vi class subject inflected singular present affirmative of -wa na

In English

  • depth vertical distance below a surface
  • rhyme verse, poetry

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

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

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

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@misc{kina_2026,
  title = {kina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-kina.flac.