"chidzikaka" meaning in All languages combined

See chidzikaka on Wiktionary

Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /t͡ʃi.d͡ziˈka.ka/ Forms: -chidzikaka [canonical], kuchídzikaka [infinitive]
Etymology: From -chidzika (“to pay the parents of the woman/girl one wants to marry”). Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuchídzikaka|head=-chidzikaka}} -chidzikaka (infinitive kuchídzikaka), {{ny-verb|chidzikaka}} -chidzikaka (infinitive kuchídzikaka)
  1. to be bewitched not to get married
    Sense id: en-chidzikaka-ny-verb-hqDv04fY Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marriage, Witchcraft
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