"bwana" meaning in Chichewa

See bwana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɓʷá.na/ Forms: bwána [canonical, class-1a], abwána [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sw|bwana||master}} Swahili bwana (“master”), {{der|ny|ar|أب|أَبُونَا|our father}} Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|bwána|1a}} bwána class 1a (plural abwána class 2)
  1. boss, master
    Sense id: en-bwana-ny-noun-FECnL6v~ Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 16 25 19 16 1 2 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "bwana",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أب",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "bwána",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abwána",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "bwána",
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "boss, master"
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      "id": "en-bwana-ny-noun-FECnL6v~",
      "links": [
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓʷá.na/"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "master"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أب",
        "4": "أَبُونَا",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
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    },
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      "form": "abwána",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "bwána",
        "2": "1a"
      },
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        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Arabic",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boss, master"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɓʷá.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bwana"
}

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