kwa

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kwa

Where it comes from

Potentially from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á- (“Class 15 possessive concord”). Cognate with Chichewa kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”) and Nyungwe kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”).

particle

by, with, -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.) Kasim alianza kupanda ngazi ile kwa nguvu na kwa haraka,[…]
for
from
Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] inflected form of -a chumbani kwa mama yangu

In English

in within (a certain elapsed time)
for directed at, intended to belong to

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@misc{kwa_2026,
  title = {kwa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kwa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}