"chitokosi" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃi.tóˈko.si/ Forms: chitókosi [canonical, class-7], zitókosi [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From Shona chitokisi, from a Nguni language (compare Zulu isitokisi), from English stocks. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sn|chitokisi}} Shona chitokisi, {{der|ny|bnt-ngu}} Nguni, {{cog|zu|isitokisi}} Zulu isitokisi, {{der|ny|en|stocks}} English stocks Head templates: {{ny-noun|chitókosi|7}} chitókosi class 7 (plural zitókosi class 8)
  1. prison cell, holding cell
    Sense id: en-chitokosi-ny-noun-~KLK-4dn Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for chitokosi meaning in Chichewa (1.2kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sn",
        "3": "chitokisi"
      },
      "expansion": "Shona chitokisi",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-ngu"
      },
      "expansion": "Nguni",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "isitokisi"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu isitokisi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "stocks"
      },
      "expansion": "English stocks",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Shona chitokisi, from a Nguni language (compare Zulu isitokisi), from English stocks.",
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    {
      "form": "chitókosi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zitókosi",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "prison cell, holding cell"
      ],
      "id": "en-chitokosi-ny-noun-~KLK-4dn",
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        [
          "prison",
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        ],
        [
          "cell",
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        ],
        [
          "holding",
          "holding"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.tóˈko.si/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-ngu"
      },
      "expansion": "Nguni",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "isitokisi"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu isitokisi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "stocks"
      },
      "expansion": "English stocks",
      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "plural"
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        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms borrowed from Shona",
        "Chichewa terms derived from English",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Nguni languages",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Shona",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prison cell, holding cell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ],
        [
          "cell",
          "cell"
        ],
        [
          "holding",
          "holding"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.tóˈko.si/"
    }
  ],
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}

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