"chikhaphwi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈkʰa.pʷʰi/ Forms: zikhaphwi [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From -khaphwira (“to swallow water when one's drowning”). Head templates: {{ny-noun|chikhaphwi|7}} chikhaphwi class 7 (plural zikhaphwi class 8)
  1. water which is accidentally drunk when swimming Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-chikhaphwi-ny-noun-vXS0S4fa Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Water

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From -khaphwira (“to swallow water when one's drowning”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zikhaphwi",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chikhaphwi",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chikhaphwi class 7 (plural zikhaphwi class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "ny:Water",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water which is accidentally drunk when swimming"
      ],
      "id": "en-chikhaphwi-ny-noun-vXS0S4fa",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈkʰa.pʷʰi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chikhaphwi"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From -khaphwira (“to swallow water when one's drowning”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zikhaphwi",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chikhaphwi",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chikhaphwi class 7 (plural zikhaphwi class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 7 nouns",
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ny:Water"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water which is accidentally drunk when swimming"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈkʰa.pʷʰi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chikhaphwi"
}

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