kikunawingu

Swahili

Etymology

From ki- +‎ -kuna (“to scrape”) +‎ wingu (“cloud”), a calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kikunawingu class VII (plural vikunawingu class VIII)

  1. skyscraper (tall building with large number of floors)
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