"mphewa" meaning in All languages combined

See mphewa on Wiktionary

Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈᵐpʰe.wa/ Forms: -mphewa [canonical], kumphéwa [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kumphéwa|head=-mphewa}} -mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa), {{ny-verb|mphewa}} -mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa)
  1. to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions
    Sense id: en-mphewa-ny-verb-TBuuvqlg Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions
    to cross a junction without meeting someone going in the opposite direction
    Sense id: en-mphewa-ny-verb-Mx0ncp5Z Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -mphewera [applicative, verb], -mphewamphewa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -samphewa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -mphewanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0
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      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mphewera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mphewamphewa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samphewa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mphewanso"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumphéwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
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      },
      "expansion": "-mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mphewa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions"
      ],
      "id": "en-mphewa-ny-verb-TBuuvqlg",
      "links": [
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions",
        "to cross a junction without meeting someone going in the opposite direction"
      ],
      "id": "en-mphewa-ny-verb-Mx0ncp5Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᵐpʰe.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mphewa"
}
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
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      ],
      "word": "-mphewera"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samphewa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mphewamphewa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumphéwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumphéwa",
        "head": "-mphewa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mphewa"
      },
      "expansion": "-mphewa (infinitive kumphéwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to miss each other whilst going in opposite directions",
        "to cross a junction without meeting someone going in the opposite direction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᵐpʰe.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mphewa"
}

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