"bere" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɓé.ɽe/ Forms: bére [canonical, class-5], maŵére [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*ìbéèdè}} Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè Head templates: {{ny-noun|bére|5|maŵére}} bére class 5 (plural maŵére class 6)
  1. breast, teat Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-bere-ny-noun-9ijJso3T Disambiguation of Anatomy: 62 38
  2. part of a bunch of bananas, about a handful in size
    Sense id: en-bere-ny-noun-UqL-owGd Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

Inflected forms

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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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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "handful",
          "handful"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɓé.ɽe/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
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        "breast, teat"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "teat",
          "teat"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bunch",
          "bunch"
        ],
        [
          "banana",
          "banana"
        ],
        [
          "handful",
          "handful"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓé.ɽe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bere"
}

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