"basi" meaning in Chichewa

See basi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɓa.si/, /ˈbá.si/, /ˈɓa.si/, /ˈɓa.si/, /ˈbá.si/ Forms: -basi [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ny|adjective|head=-basi}} -basi, {{ny-adj|basi}} -basi
  1. very many, very much
    Sense id: en-basi-ny-adj-y1VKAC2c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɓa.si/
Etymology: From Swahili basi. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sw|basi}} Swahili basi Head templates: {{head|ny|adverb|head=basi}} basi, {{ny-adv|basi}} basi
  1. enough, no more
    Sense id: en-basi-ny-adv-8cRfyYXZ Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 16 65 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɓa.si/, /ˈbá.si/, /ˈɓa.si/ Forms: bási [canonical, class-9], mabási [class-6, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English bus. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|en|bus}} English bus Head templates: {{ny-noun|bási|9/6}} bási class 9 (plural mabási class 6)
  1. bus Synonyms: gálímoto
    Sense id: en-basi-ny-noun-BOAn5JkK Categories (other): Vehicles Disambiguation of Vehicles: 1 11 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "1": "ny",
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  "etymology_text": "From Swahili basi.",
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      ],
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        [
          "enough",
          "enough"
        ],
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          "more"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbá.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbá.si/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    }
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "gálímoto"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbá.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    }
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        "very many, very much"
      ],
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          "very",
          "very"
        ],
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          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbá.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓa.si/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbá.si/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basi"
}

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