"chikope" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈkó.pe/ Forms: chikópe [canonical, class-7], zikópe [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kópè. Cognate with Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), Swahili ukope (“eyelid, eyelash”), Rwanda-Rundi urugohe (“eyelid, eyelash”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*dʊ̀kópè}} Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kópè, {{cog|zu|ukhophe||eyelash}} Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), {{cog|sw|ukope||eyelid, eyelash}} Swahili ukope (“eyelid, eyelash”), {{cog|rw|urugohe||eyelid, eyelash}} Rwanda-Rundi urugohe (“eyelid, eyelash”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|chikópe|7}} chikópe class 7 (plural zikópe class 8)
  1. eyelid Related terms: nkhope (english: face)
    Sense id: en-chikope-ny-noun-oGA4awfi Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Face

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "ukhophe",
        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "urugohe",
        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "chikópe",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "links": [
        [
          "zikópe",
          "zikope"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
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        ]
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        {
          "english": "face",
          "translation": "face",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈkó.pe/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zikópe",
      "links": [
        [
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          "zikope"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃiˈkó.pe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chikope"
}

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