"chifuwa" meaning in Chichewa

See chifuwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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) Synonyms (chest): chinganga
    Sense id: en-chifuwa-ny-noun-r8n2xGTq Disambiguation of 'chest': 70 30
  2. cold, or any other disease that can be felt in the chest Categories (topical): Anatomy, Diseases
    Sense id: en-chifuwa-ny-noun-J2MQ-iS8 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 39 61 Disambiguation of Diseases: 9 91 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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          "chest",
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "chest (thorax)"
      ],
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        [
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    },
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          "chest",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈfú.(w)a/"
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    }
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}

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