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ufunguo.

key (device designed to open and close a lock)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/u.fuˈᵑɡu.ɔ/
  1. key (device designed to open and close a lock)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Proto-Bantu *-túnga Proto-Bantu *-ʊda Proto-Bantu *-túngʊda Proto-Sabaki *fu̧ngula Swahili -fungua Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Swahili -o Swahili ufunguo From u- + -fungua (“to open”) + -o.

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