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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀺- (Brahmi script)
- वि- (Devanagari script)
- ৰি- (Bengali script)
- වි- (Sinhalese script)
- ဝိ- (Burmese script)
- วิ- (Thai script)
- ᩅᩥ- (Tai Tham script)
- ວິ- (Lao script)
- វិ- (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄨- (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वि- (vi-), from वि (vi).
Prefix
vi-
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Derived terms
Swahili
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bì-.
Prefix
vi- (singular ki-)
- vi class(VIII) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of ki class(VII)
- vitu vizuri ― nice things
- impersonal adjective agreement prefix
- Ni vigumu kuwasahau. ― It is difficult to forget them.
- Forms adverbs of manner from declinable adjectives.
- vi- + -baya (“bad”) → vibaya (“badly”)
- Walitukemea vikali. ― They scolded us harshly.
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bí-.
Prefix
vi-
- they, vi class(VIII) subject concord
- verb-initial form of -vi- (“them, vi class(VIII) object concord”)
See also
Swahili verbal concords (third person)