"phetsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈpʰe.t͡sa/ Forms: -phetsa [canonical], kuphétsa [infinitive]
Etymology: From pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|pha|-etsa|t1=to kill|t2=causative suffix for monosyllabic stems}} pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuphétsa|head=-phetsa}} -phetsa (infinitive kuphétsa), {{ny-verb|phetsa}} -phetsa (infinitive kuphétsa)
  1. Causative form of -pha
    to cause to kill
    Sense id: en-phetsa-ny-verb-OVHVkghQ Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Violence: 24 24 24 27
  2. Causative form of -pha
    to kill, to take life
    Sense id: en-phetsa-ny-verb-BU-hIk~L Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Violence: 24 24 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -phetsera [applicative, verb], -phetsaphetsa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -saphetsa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -phetsanso [verb]
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0

Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈpʰe.t͡sa/, /ˈpʰe.t͡sá/ Forms: -phetsá [canonical], kuphétsá [infinitive]
Etymology: From pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|pha|-etsa|t1=to kill|t2=causative suffix for monosyllabic stems}} pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuphétsá|head=-phetsá}} -phetsá (infinitive kuphétsá), {{ny-verb|phetsá}} -phetsá (infinitive kuphétsá)
  1. Intensive form of -pha
    to kill a lot
    Sense id: en-phetsa-ny-verb-RZtlIrsE Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Violence: 24 24 24 27
  2. Intensive form of -pha
    to slaughter
    Sense id: en-phetsa-ny-verb-Hz-oT-Fo Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Murder, Violence Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Murder: 31 15 15 40 Disambiguation of Violence: 24 24 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -phetsera [applicative, verb], -phetsetsa [causative, verb] Derived forms (Negative): -saphetsa [verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): chiphetsa (english: very beautiful lady)
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 50 50
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "-phetsera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "-phetsaphetsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
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        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-saphetsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-phetsanso"
    }
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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        "Causative form of -pha",
        "to cause to kill"
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          "-pha",
          "pha#Chichewa"
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          "kill",
          "kill"
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          "orig": "ny:Violence",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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        "Causative form of -pha",
        "to kill, to take life"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-pha",
          "pha#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phetsa"
}

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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
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        "applicative",
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    },
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        "causative",
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    },
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      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-saphetsa"
    },
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "english": "very beautiful lady",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "very beautiful lady",
      "word": "chiphetsa"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pha (“to kill”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-phetsá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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    }
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          "_dis": "24 24 26 26",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "Intensive form of -pha",
        "to kill a lot"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-pha",
          "pha#Chichewa"
        ],
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          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
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          "a lot",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "31 15 15 40",
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          "name": "Murder",
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          "parents": [],
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        "Intensive form of -pha",
        "to slaughter"
      ],
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        [
          "-pha",
          "pha#Chichewa"
        ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sá/"
    }
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}
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      ],
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          "-pha",
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        ],
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    "ny:Death",
    "ny:Murder",
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    },
    {
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        "verb"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "very beautiful lady",
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    }
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  ],
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        "infinitive"
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          "-pha",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe.t͡sá/"
    }
  ],
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}

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