mke

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mke (m-wa class, plural wake)

1. wife
2. Contraction of mwanamke (“woman”).

Coordinate terms

• mume

Derived terms

• mwanamke

Related terms

• -ke