"seketsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /seˈke.t͡sa/ Forms: -seketsa [canonical], kuséketsa [infinitive]
Etymology: From -seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”). Cognate with Zigula -sekeza and Swahili -chekesha. Etymology templates: {{af|ny|seka|-etsa|alt1=-seka|t1=to laugh|t2=causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'}} -seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”), {{cog|ziw|sekeza|-sekeza}} Zigula -sekeza, {{cog|sw|chekesha|-chekesha}} Swahili -chekesha Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuséketsa|head=-seketsa}} -seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa), {{ny-verb|seketsa}} -seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa)
  1. Causative form of -seka Tags: causative, form-of Form of: -seka
    Sense id: en-seketsa-ny-verb-X6hkl4bQ Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Causative form of -seka
    to make someone laugh.
    Sense id: en-seketsa-ny-verb-YjDR4QPh Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa: 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 (Negative): -saseketsa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -seketsanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-saseketsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-seketsanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "seka",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "alt1": "-seka",
        "t1": "to laugh",
        "t2": "causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'"
      },
      "expansion": "-seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ziw",
        "2": "sekeza",
        "3": "-sekeza"
      },
      "expansion": "Zigula -sekeza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "chekesha",
        "3": "-chekesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -chekesha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”). Cognate with Zigula -sekeza and Swahili -chekesha.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-seketsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuséketsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuséketsa",
        "head": "-seketsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "seketsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa)",
      "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": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-seka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -seka"
      ],
      "id": "en-seketsa-ny-verb-X6hkl4bQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "-seka",
          "seka#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -etsa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -seka",
        "to make someone laugh."
      ],
      "id": "en-seketsa-ny-verb-YjDR4QPh",
      "links": [
        [
          "-seka",
          "seka#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "laugh",
          "laugh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈke.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seketsa"
}
{
  "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-saseketsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-seketsanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "seka",
        "3": "-etsa",
        "alt1": "-seka",
        "t1": "to laugh",
        "t2": "causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'"
      },
      "expansion": "-seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ziw",
        "2": "sekeza",
        "3": "-sekeza"
      },
      "expansion": "Zigula -sekeza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "chekesha",
        "3": "-chekesha"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -chekesha",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -seka (“to laugh”) + -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”). Cognate with Zigula -sekeza and Swahili -chekesha.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-seketsa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuséketsa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuséketsa",
        "head": "-seketsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "seketsa"
      },
      "expansion": "-seketsa (infinitive kuséketsa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-seka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -seka"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-seka",
          "seka#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa causative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Causative form of -seka",
        "to make someone laugh."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-seka",
          "seka#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "laugh",
          "laugh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/seˈke.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seketsa"
}

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