"fetsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈfe.t͡sa/ Forms: -fetsa [canonical], kufétsa [infinitive]
Etymology: From -fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Cognate with Swahili -fisha (“to murder”) and Zulu -físa (“to kill”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|fa|-etsa|alt1=-fa|t1=to die|t2=causative suffix for monosyllabic stems}} -fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”), {{cog|sw|fisha|-fisha|to murder}} Swahili -fisha (“to murder”), {{cog|zu|fisa|-físa|to kill}} Zulu -físa (“to kill”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kufétsa|head=-fetsa}} -fetsa (infinitive kufétsa), {{ny-verb|fetsa}} -fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)
  1. Causative form of -fa
    to cause to die
    Sense id: en-fetsa-ny-verb-96zmNaxx
  2. Causative form of -fa
    to cause to die
    (by extension) to put to death
    Tags: broadly Synonyms: nyonga
    Sense id: en-fetsa-ny-verb-Y-ttbJgB Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Capital punishment Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 5 57 5 12 21 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 8 54 8 11 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 76 4 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 63 3 9 23 Disambiguation of Capital punishment: 1 95 1 1 2
  3. Causative form of -fa
    (intensive) to die in great numbers
    Tags: emphatic
    Sense id: en-fetsa-ny-verb-mLsiuvmu
  4. Causative form of -fa
    to lose a person by death (e.g. "how many children have you lost?")
    Sense id: en-fetsa-ny-verb-YdszmWaU
  5. to sow
    Sense id: en-fetsa-ny-verb-BespdAU5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -fetsafetsa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -safetsa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -fetsanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0 0 0 0
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-safetsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-fetsafetsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-fetsanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "alt1": "-fa",
        "t1": "to die",
        "t2": "causative suffix for monosyllabic stems"
      },
      "expansion": "-fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fisha",
        "3": "-fisha",
        "4": "to murder"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -fisha (“to murder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "fisa",
        "3": "-físa",
        "4": "to kill"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu -físa (“to kill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Cognate with Swahili -fisha (“to murder”) and Zulu -físa (“to kill”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-fetsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kufétsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kufétsa",
        "head": "-fetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die"
      ],
      "id": "en-fetsa-ny-verb-96zmNaxx",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 57 5 12 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 54 8 11 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 76 4 6 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 63 3 9 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 95 1 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Capital punishment",
          "orig": "ny:Capital punishment",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die",
        "to put to death"
      ],
      "id": "en-fetsa-ny-verb-Y-ttbJgB",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die",
        "(by extension) to put to death"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nyonga"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to die in great numbers"
      ],
      "id": "en-fetsa-ny-verb-mLsiuvmu",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "(intensive) to die in great numbers"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to lose a person by death (e.g. \"how many children have you lost?\")"
      ],
      "id": "en-fetsa-ny-verb-YdszmWaU",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sow"
      ],
      "id": "en-fetsa-ny-verb-BespdAU5",
      "links": [
        [
          "sow",
          "sow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fetsa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Capital punishment"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-safetsa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-fetsafetsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-fetsanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "alt1": "-fa",
        "t1": "to die",
        "t2": "causative suffix for monosyllabic stems"
      },
      "expansion": "-fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fisha",
        "3": "-fisha",
        "4": "to murder"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -fisha (“to murder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "fisa",
        "3": "-físa",
        "4": "to kill"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu -físa (“to kill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -fa (“to die”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Cognate with Swahili -fisha (“to murder”) and Zulu -físa (“to kill”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-fetsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kufétsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kufétsa",
        "head": "-fetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fetsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die",
        "to put to death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to cause to die",
        "(by extension) to put to death"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nyonga"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to die in great numbers"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "(intensive) to die in great numbers"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -fa",
        "to lose a person by death (e.g. \"how many children have you lost?\")"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fa",
          "fa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sow",
          "sow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfe.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fetsa"
}

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