"basi" meaning in Chichewa

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɓa.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: 23 66 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbá.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 Categories (topical): Vehicles
    Sense id: en-basi-ny-noun-BOAn5JkK Disambiguation of Vehicles: 6 25 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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