"chiphadzuwa" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃi.pʰaˈd͡zu.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/ Forms: chiphadzuŵa [canonical, class-7], ziphadzuŵa [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”). Literally "sun-killer". Etymology templates: {{af|ny|chi-|pha|dzuŵa|alt2=-pha|t1=Class 7 noun prefix|t2=to kill|t3=the Sun}} chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|chiphadzuŵa|7}} chiphadzuŵa class 7 (plural ziphadzuŵa class 8)
  1. beautiful girl, pretty girl
    Sense id: en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun-nuAXKdZ4 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-, Female people Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 66 8 25 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Female people: 31 35 35
  2. beautiful lady
    Sense id: en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun--VKVJ~Jy Categories (other): Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-, Female people Disambiguation of Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Female people: 31 35 35
  3. pageant queen
    Sense id: en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun-0m9mcNCT Categories (other): Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female people Disambiguation of Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-: 43 14 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 13 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 8 74 Disambiguation of Female people: 31 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uchiphadzuŵa (english: beauty)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "beauty",
      "translation": "beauty",
      "word": "uchiphadzuŵa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "chi-",
        "3": "pha",
        "4": "dzuŵa",
        "alt2": "-pha",
        "t1": "Class 7 noun prefix",
        "t2": "to kill",
        "t3": "the Sun"
      },
      "expansion": "chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”). Literally \"sun-killer\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chiphadzuŵa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ziphadzuŵa",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chiphadzuŵa",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chiphadzuŵa class 7 (plural ziphadzuŵa class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "66 8 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 14 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-",
          "parents": [
            "Chichewa terms prefixed with Chi-"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 35 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ny:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful girl, pretty girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun-nuAXKdZ4"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 14 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-",
          "parents": [
            "Chichewa terms prefixed with Chi-"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 35 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ny:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful lady"
      ],
      "id": "en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun--VKVJ~Jy"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 14 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-",
          "parents": [
            "Chichewa terms prefixed with Chi-"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 13 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 8 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 35 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "ny:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pageant queen"
      ],
      "id": "en-chiphadzuwa-ny-noun-0m9mcNCT",
      "links": [
        [
          "pageant",
          "pageant"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.pʰaˈd͡zu.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chiphadzuwa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 7 nouns",
    "Chichewa compound terms",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms prefixed with chi-",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Female people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "beauty",
      "translation": "beauty",
      "word": "uchiphadzuŵa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "chi-",
        "3": "pha",
        "4": "dzuŵa",
        "alt2": "-pha",
        "t1": "Class 7 noun prefix",
        "t2": "to kill",
        "t3": "the Sun"
      },
      "expansion": "chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) + -pha (“to kill”) + dzuŵa (“the Sun”). Literally \"sun-killer\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chiphadzuŵa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ziphadzuŵa",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chiphadzuŵa",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "chiphadzuŵa class 7 (plural ziphadzuŵa class 8)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful girl, pretty girl"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful lady"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pageant queen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pageant",
          "pageant"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.pʰaˈd͡zu.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chiphadzuwa"
}

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