kipenyo
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From -penya (“penetrate, get inside”). The sense "diameter" is extended from the sense "hole", e.g. when referring to a hole for the axis of a globe.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kipenyo (ki-vi class, plural vipenyo)
Derived terms edit
- nusu kipenyo (“radius”)