"-etsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈe.t͡sa/
Etymology: Cognate with Tumbuka -eska (“causative suffix”), Swahili -esha (“causative suffix”) and Yao -esya (“causative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{cog|tum|-eska||causative suffix}} Tumbuka -eska (“causative suffix”), {{cog|sw|-esha||causative suffix}} Swahili -esha (“causative suffix”), {{cog|yao|-esya||causative suffix}} Yao -esya (“causative suffix”) Head templates: {{head|ny|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -etsa
  1. Causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--etsa-ny-suffix-eqyBFB-~
  2. Causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--etsa-ny-suffix-gLJqwPhK Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -itsa (english: Causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'a', 'i' or 'u')
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