"badwa" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɓa.ɗʷa/ Forms: -badwa [canonical], kubádwa [infinitive]
Etymology: Synchronically, the passive form of -bala (“to bear”). Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kubádwa|head=-badwa}} -badwa (infinitive kubádwa), {{ny-verb|badwa}} -badwa (infinitive kubádwa)
  1. to be born
    Sense id: en-badwa-ny-verb-EV6qaD57
  2. (of people or objects) to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)
    Sense id: en-badwa-ny-verb-NuH0fr0b Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -badwira [applicative, verb]
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-badwira"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Synchronically, the passive form of -bala (“to bear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-badwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubádwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kubádwa",
        "head": "-badwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-badwa (infinitive kubádwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "badwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-badwa (infinitive kubádwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be born"
      ],
      "id": "en-badwa-ny-verb-EV6qaD57",
      "links": [
        [
          "born",
          "born"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)"
      ],
      "id": "en-badwa-ny-verb-NuH0fr0b",
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "construct",
          "construct"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "attractive",
          "attractive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people or objects) to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people or objects"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.ɗʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "badwa"
}
{
  "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": "-badwira"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Synchronically, the passive form of -bala (“to bear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-badwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubádwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kubádwa",
        "head": "-badwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-badwa (infinitive kubádwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "badwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-badwa (infinitive kubádwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be born"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "born",
          "born"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "construct",
          "construct"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "attractive",
          "attractive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people or objects) to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people or objects"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.ɗʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "badwa"
}

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