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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kifungo.

a fastening; a brooch; a buckle; a button

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a fastening; a brooch; a buckle; a button

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  2. imprisonment

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  3. a prison

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  4. a bond; a cornerstone; that which connects

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  5. lockdown (confinement of people as a security measure)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Swahili ki- Common Bantu *-túnga Proto-Sabaki *-fu̧nga Swahili -funga Swahili -o Swahili kifungo From ki- + -funga (“to fast; to tie up”) + -o.

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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.