"chaka" meaning in Chichewa

See chaka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃa.ká/ Forms: chaká [canonical, class-7], zaká [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jákà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà Head templates: {{ny-noun|chaká|7}} chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)
  1. year Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-chaka-ny-noun-TLTqJVg8 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chaká",
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        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zaká",
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        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chaká",
        "2": "7"
      },
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "ny:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "year"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃa.ká/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaka"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chaká",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zaká",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chaká",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
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        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ny:Time"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃa.ká/"
    }
  ],
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}

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