"chifuwa" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈfú.(w)a/ Forms: chifúwa [canonical, class-7], zifúwa [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-cmn|*kɪ̀kúbà}} Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà Head templates: {{ny-noun|chifúwa|7}} chifúwa class 7 (plural zifúwa class 8)
  1. chest (thorax) Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms (chest): chinganga
    Sense id: en-chifuwa-ny-noun-r8n2xGTq Disambiguation of Anatomy: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'chest': 70 30
  2. cold, or any other disease that can be felt in the chest Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-chifuwa-ny-noun-J2MQ-iS8 Disambiguation of Diseases: 17 83 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chifuwa meaning in Chichewa (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*kɪ̀kúbà"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chifúwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zifúwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chifúwa",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chifúwa class 7 (plural zifúwa class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ny:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chest (thorax)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chifuwa-ny-noun-r8n2xGTq",
      "links": [
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "70 30",
          "sense": "chest",
          "word": "chinganga"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Diseases",
          "orig": "ny:Diseases",
          "parents": [
            "Disease",
            "Health",
            "Pathology",
            "Body",
            "Medicine",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cold, or any other disease that can be felt in the chest"
      ],
      "id": "en-chifuwa-ny-noun-J2MQ-iS8",
      "links": [
        [
          "cold",
          "cold"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈfú.(w)a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chifuwa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 7 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Common Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Common Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ny:Anatomy",
    "ny:Diseases"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chifúwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zifúwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chifúwa",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chifúwa class 7 (plural zifúwa class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chest (thorax)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cold, or any other disease that can be felt in the chest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cold",
          "cold"
        ],
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈfú.(w)a/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "chest",
      "word": "chinganga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chifuwa"
}

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