"tengera" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

Forms: -tengera [canonical], kuténgera [infinitive]
Etymology: From tenga (“to take”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the final vowel in the stem is 'e' or 'o'”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|tenga|-era|t1=to take|t2=applicative suffix for verbs where the final vowel in the stem is 'e' or 'o'}} tenga (“to take”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the final vowel in the stem is 'e' or 'o'”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuténgera|head=-tengera}} -tengera (infinitive kuténgera), {{ny-verb|tengera}} -tengera (infinitive kuténgera)
  1. Applicative form of -tenga
    to take something for someone
    Sense id: en-tengera-ny-verb-qGiVf82B Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Applicative form of -tenga
    to take from something or someone
    Sense id: en-tengera-ny-verb-Du32xwGB Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 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: -tengeratengera [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -satengera [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "-satengera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ]
    }
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "-tenga",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/teˈᵑɡe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-satengera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tengeratengera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "tenga",
        "3": "-era",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "kuténgera",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
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      ],
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          "-tenga",
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          "take",
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        "to take from something or someone"
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          "-tenga",
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          "take",
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        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/teˈᵑɡe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tengera"
}

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