kipenyo

Swahili

Etymology

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

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Noun

kipenyo (ki-vi class, plural vipenyo)

hole, opening
diameter (line through the center of a circle)

Derived terms

nusu kipenyo (“radius”)