"mcha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mcha.flac Forms: mcha class I [canonical], wacha class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -cha (“to fear, to be afraid”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m-|cha|alt2=-cha|gloss2=to fear, to be afraid}} m- + -cha (“to fear, to be afraid”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mcha class I (plural wacha class II)
  1. a person who fears or adores (typically God) Categories (topical): Religion Derived forms: mcha Mungu (english: God-fearing person)

Inflected forms

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