"khaphwira" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /kʰaˈpʷʰi.ɽa/ Forms: -khaphwira [canonical], kukháphwira [infinitive]
Etymology: Likely related to -khapwira (“to lap a liquid into the mouth”). Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kukháphwira|head=-khaphwira}} -khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira), {{ny-verb|khaphwira}} -khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)
  1. to swallow water, especially when one's drowning
    Sense id: en-khaphwira-ny-verb-Gq4uOToh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
  2. to swim Derived forms (Nominal derivations): chikhaphwi (english: water accidentally drunk when swimming)
    Sense id: en-khaphwira-ny-verb-cne7kYg8 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -khaphwirira [applicative, verb], -khaphwiritsa [causative, verb], -khaphwirakhaphwira [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -sakhaphwira [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -khaphwiranso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwirira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwiritsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwirakhaphwira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sakhaphwira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwiranso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely related to -khapwira (“to lap a liquid into the mouth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-khaphwira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukháphwira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kukháphwira",
        "head": "-khaphwira"
      },
      "expansion": "-khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khaphwira"
      },
      "expansion": "-khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to swallow water, especially when one's drowning"
      ],
      "id": "en-khaphwira-ny-verb-Gq4uOToh",
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "english": "water accidentally drunk when swimming",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "translation": "water accidentally drunk when swimming",
          "word": "chikhaphwi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to swim"
      ],
      "id": "en-khaphwira-ny-verb-cne7kYg8",
      "links": [
        [
          "swim",
          "swim"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaˈpʷʰi.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khaphwira"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwirira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwiritsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sakhaphwira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwirakhaphwira"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-khaphwiranso"
    },
    {
      "english": "water accidentally drunk when swimming",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "water accidentally drunk when swimming",
      "word": "chikhaphwi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely related to -khapwira (“to lap a liquid into the mouth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-khaphwira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukháphwira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kukháphwira",
        "head": "-khaphwira"
      },
      "expansion": "-khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khaphwira"
      },
      "expansion": "-khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swallow water, especially when one's drowning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swim"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swim",
          "swim"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaˈpʷʰi.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khaphwira"
}

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