kipaji

Swahili

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Etymology 1

From ki- +‎ -pa (“to give”) +‎ -aji.

Noun

kipaji class VII (plural vipaji class VIII)

1. talent, ability, aptitude, gift
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) gift, donation (something given to another voluntarily, without charge)

Etymology 2

Noun

kipaji class VII (plural vipaji class VIII)

1. forehead
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:

     […] utaona baadhi ya vikunjo na vifinyo vya ngozi juu ya kipaji chake, […]

     […] you will see some wrinkles in the skin on his forehead, […]

   • 2005, “Mambo ya Walawi 13:42”, in Biblia (Swahili Revised Union Version), translation from New International Version:

     Lakini kwamba katika kile kichwa kilicho na upara, au kile kipaji kilicho na upara, laonekana pigo jeupe kisha jekundu kidogo; ni ukoma, unatokea katika kichwa chake cha upara, au katika kipaji chake cha upara.

     But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead.