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Meaning of pembe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɛ.ᵐbɛ

Definitions

  1. horn (growth on the heads of certain animals)
    class-ix
  2. augmentative of pembe ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]]): big horn, big tusk
    augmentative, class-v, form-of
  3. tusk
    class-ix
  4. horn (instrument)
    class-ix
  5. wing (side of a building or army)
    class-ix
  6. angle, corner
    class-ix

Equivalents

English Tusk

Examples

“اِدَاوُ كِغِمَ هُمِتَ پِيْبِ ، اَسِپَتِ كَطِ كُنَ مَااِيِ”

[the bull] charges the comer, none tastes of the water

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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