"ciŵanda" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: viŵanda [class-8, plural], chiŵanda [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà. Cognate with Chichewa chiŵanda. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀bàndà|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà, {{inh+|tum|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀bàndà}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà, {{cog|ny|chiŵanda}} Chichewa chiŵanda Head templates: {{tum-noun|7}} ciŵanda class 7 (plural viŵanda class 8)
  1. the spirit of a departed ancestor. Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-ciŵanda-tum-noun-djmun8~t Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Afterlife, Supernatural Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Afterlife: 55 45 Disambiguation of Supernatural: 46 54
  2. ghost Tags: class-7 Synonyms: mzguki
    Sense id: en-ciŵanda-tum-noun-6tbvA9Ye Categories (other): Afterlife, Ghosts, Religion, Supernatural Disambiguation of Afterlife: 55 45 Disambiguation of Ghosts: 12 88 Disambiguation of Religion: 34 66 Disambiguation of Supernatural: 46 54

Noun [Yao (Africa)]

Forms: ciŵanda class 7 [canonical], yiŵanda [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà. Cognate with Chichewa chiŵanda. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yao|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀bàndà|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà, {{inh+|yao|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀bàndà}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bàndà, {{cog|ny|chiŵanda}} Chichewa chiŵanda Head templates: {{head|yao|noun|plural|yiŵanda|g=c7}} ciŵanda class 7 (plural yiŵanda)
  1. evil spirit
    Sense id: en-ciŵanda-yao-noun-3jM1B1Q7 Categories (other): Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50
  2. demon
    Sense id: en-ciŵanda-yao-noun-vxQeszUG Categories (other): Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Ciyawo - English Dictionary): Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
Disambiguation of 'Ciyawo - English Dictionary': 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "*kɪ̀bàndà",
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      "chiŵanda",
      "chiwanda#Chichewa"
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      "form": "viŵanda",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
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    },
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          "spirit",
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        ],
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          "departed",
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        },
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          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
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          "word": "mzguki"
        }
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      "word": "Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya"
    }
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀bàndà"
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        "lit": "",
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        "tr": "",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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Download raw JSONL data for ciŵanda meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)

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