mkono

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mkono

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kónò.

noun mikono

  1. class iii hand
  2. class iii arm
  3. class iii cubit, ell (a traditional unit of measurement, approximately 50 cm)

    Similar: dhiraa

In English

  • hand part of the fore limb
  • arm upper appendage from shoulder to wrist
  • upper arm section of an arm
  • cubit Any of various units of length approximating the forearm and hand

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

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

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

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@misc{mkono_2026,
  title = {mkono},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mkono},
  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-mkono.flac.