divai
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Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]divai
Swahili
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malagasy divay, from French du vin (“some wine”). The borrowing may have been mediated through Ngazidja Comorian divai, although the Comorian form could also be a secondary borrowing from Swahili.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]divai (n class, plural divai)
- wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)
See also
[edit]- mvinyo (“spirits”)