"cha" meaning in Chichewa

See cha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃa/ Forms: -cha [canonical], kuchá [infinitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ny|:inh|bnt-pro:*-kéa}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Chichewa", "term" : "cha", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ny" }" data-lang="ny" data-title="cha">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-kéa||to dawn - zone N|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*-kéa||to dawn - zone N}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuchá|head=-cha}} -cha (infinitive kuchá), {{ny-verb|cha}} -cha (infinitive kuchá)
  1. to dawn
    Sense id: en-cha-ny-verb-DJUq4lnp Categories (other): Chichewa entries with etymon, Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with etymon: 100 0 Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 22 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 29 22 27 23
  2. to mature, ripen (fruit)
    Sense id: en-cha-ny-verb-TydW1THA Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 22 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 29 22 27 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -cheza [causative, verb], -chedwa [passive, verb] Derived forms (Negative): -sacha [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-cheza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chedwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sacha"
    }
  ],
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        "2": ":inh",
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-kéa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to dawn - zone N",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-kéa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to dawn - zone N"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-cha",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchá",
      "links": [
        [
          "kuchá",
          "kucha"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuchá",
        "head": "-cha"
      },
      "expansion": "-cha (infinitive kuchá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cha"
      },
      "expansion": "-cha (infinitive kuchá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "29 22 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dawn"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 22 27 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to mature, ripen (fruit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cha-ny-verb-TydW1THA",
      "links": [
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ],
        [
          "ripen",
          "ripen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cha"
}
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    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-ké-",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-cheza"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sacha"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chedwa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "bnt-pro:*-kéa"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Chichewa\", \"term\" : \"cha\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ny\" }\" data-lang=\"ny\" data-title=\"cha\">",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-kéa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to dawn - zone N",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-kéa (“to dawn - zone N”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-kéa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to dawn - zone N"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-cha",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchá",
      "links": [
        [
          "kuchá",
          "kucha"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuchá",
        "head": "-cha"
      },
      "expansion": "-cha (infinitive kuchá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cha"
      },
      "expansion": "-cha (infinitive kuchá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dawn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mature, ripen (fruit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ],
        [
          "ripen",
          "ripen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cha"
}

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