upinde
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom -pinda (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editupinde (u class, plural pinde)
- bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
- Synonym: uta
- 2022 January 15, “Uvumbuzi wa binadamu wa kale ulivyochangia kukua kwa teknolojia”, in BBC Swahili[1]:
- Neanderthals hawakutumia pinde, lakini muda wa muonekano kwa upinde unamaanisha kuwa Homo sapiens waliutumia dhidi yao.
- Neanderthals did not use bows, but the time of appearance of the bow means that Homo sapiens used it against them.