"chenjera" meaning in Chichewa

See chenjera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃeˈⁿd͡ʒe.ɽa/ Forms: -chenjera [canonical], kuchénjera [infinitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéngɪda (“to be clever, artful - region N”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-kéngɪda||to be clever, artful - region N|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-kéngɪda (“to be clever, artful - region N”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*-kéngɪda||to be clever, artful - region N}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéngɪda (“to be clever, artful - region N”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuchénjera|head=-chenjera}} -chenjera (infinitive kuchénjera), {{ny-verb|chenjera}} -chenjera (infinitive kuchénjera)
  1. to be clever Derived forms (Negative): -sachenjera [verb]
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-zrETqCmZ Disambiguation of 'Negative': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. to beware
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-Qig0wDDc
  3. to mind
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-HPyfi2eP
  4. to be brave
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-CD0Mcqsf
  5. to be artful
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-QwPtDvld
  6. to be cautious
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-md~Z5bfl
  7. to be chary
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-wXCUPxZQ
  8. to be acute
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-wundNzNO
  9. to be sly
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-E-x~LxYH
  10. to be discreet
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-RJw57Iz4
  11. to be diligent
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-AdEIsWZn
  12. to look ahead
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-Z1Aa88jC Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 17 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 16 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 27 6 7
  13. to be circumspect
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-LkoUhgqT
  14. to get the better of
    Sense id: en-chenjera-ny-verb-Hp3~WmGI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -chenjerera [applicative, verb], -chenjeretsa [causative, verb]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chenjerera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chenjeretsa"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-kéngɪda",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to be clever, artful - region N",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
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        "3": "*-kéngɪda",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéngɪda (“to be clever, artful - region N”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-chenjera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchénjera",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuchénjera",
        "head": "-chenjera"
      },
      "expansion": "-chenjera (infinitive kuchénjera)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chenjera"
      },
      "expansion": "-chenjera (infinitive kuchénjera)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "derived": [
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "Negative",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-sachenjera"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "clever",
          "clever"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beware"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-Qig0wDDc",
      "links": [
        [
          "beware",
          "beware"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mind"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-HPyfi2eP",
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be brave"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-CD0Mcqsf",
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be artful"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-QwPtDvld",
      "links": [
        [
          "artful",
          "artful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be cautious"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-md~Z5bfl",
      "links": [
        [
          "cautious",
          "cautious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be chary"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-wXCUPxZQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "chary",
          "chary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be acute"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-wundNzNO",
      "links": [
        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be sly"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-E-x~LxYH",
      "links": [
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be discreet"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-RJw57Iz4",
      "links": [
        [
          "discreet",
          "discreet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be diligent"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-AdEIsWZn",
      "links": [
        [
          "diligent",
          "diligent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 17 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 16 6 7",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to look ahead"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-Z1Aa88jC",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be circumspect"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-LkoUhgqT",
      "links": [
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          "circumspect",
          "circumspect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get the better of"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenjera-ny-verb-Hp3~WmGI",
      "links": [
        [
          "get the better of",
          "get the better of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃeˈⁿd͡ʒe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenjera"
}
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chenjerera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-chenjeretsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sachenjera"
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      },
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      "form": "-chenjera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchénjera",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "senses": [
    {
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        "to be clever"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clever",
          "clever"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beware"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beware",
          "beware"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be brave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be artful"
      ],
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        [
          "artful",
          "artful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be cautious"
      ],
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          "cautious",
          "cautious"
        ]
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to be chary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chary",
          "chary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be acute"
      ],
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        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be sly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be discreet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discreet",
          "discreet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be diligent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diligent",
          "diligent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look ahead"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be circumspect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "circumspect",
          "circumspect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get the better of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get the better of",
          "get the better of"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃeˈⁿd͡ʒe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenjera"
}

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