khwapa

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Pronunciation

Noun

khwapá class 5

  1. armpit

Usage notes

Usually expressed in a locative construction, as m'khwapa.

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jápà.

Noun

khwapa class 5 (plural makhwapa class 6)

  1. armpit