divai

Portuguese

Verb

divai

1. second-person plural imperative of divar

Swahili

Divai nyekundu na nyeupe

Alternative forms

• devai

Etymology

From Malagasy divay, from French du vin (“some wine”). The borrowing may have been mediated through Ngazidja Comorian divai, although the Comorian form could also be a secondary borrowing from Swahili.

Pronunciation

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Noun

divai class IX (plural divai class X)

1. wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)

See also

• mvinyo (“spirits”)