kipenyo

Kiswahili

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kipenyo

Where it comes from

From ki- + -penya (“to penetrate, get inside”) + -o. The sense "diameter" is extended from the sense "hole", e.g. when referring to a hole for the axis of a globe.

noun vipenyo

class vii hole, opening
class vii diameter (line through the center of a circle)

In English

diameter line

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{kipenyo_2026,
  title = {kipenyo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kipenyo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}