upya

Swahili

Etymology

From u- +‎ -pya (“new”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

upya class XI (no plural)

  1. newness; novelty

Adverb

upya

  1. again; afresh

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀pɪ́à (“burnt grass”).

Noun

upya class 14

  1. bushfire

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[1], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 147
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