Chichewa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

khwapá class 5

  1. armpit

Usage notes edit

Usually expressed in a locative construction, as m'khwapa.

Tsonga edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Noun edit

khwapa class 5 (plural makhwapa class 6)

  1. armpit