ukope

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ukope

Where it comes from

From Common Bantu *dʊ̀kópè. Cognate with Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), Chichewa chikope (“eyelid”), Rwanda-Rundi ingohe (“eyelash”).

noun kope

class xi eyelid (skin covering eyes)
class xi eyelash (hair growing from eyelids)

In English

eyelash hair growing on the edge of an eyelid
wick bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{ukope_2026,
  title = {ukope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ukope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}