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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

jivuna.

to be proud

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to be proud

Where this word comes from

From Malagasy avona (“pride”), formed as if the reflexive form of the unrelated verb -vuna (“to harvest”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.