"chule" meaning in Chichewa

See chule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃu.ɽé/ Forms: chulé [canonical, class-1a], achulé [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From a variant of Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀dá (“frog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jul- (“kind of frog”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀jʊ̀dá||frog}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀dá (“frog”), {{inh|ny|alv-pro|*-jul-||kind of frog}} Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jul- (“kind of frog”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|chulé|1a}} chulé class 1a (plural achulé class 2)
  1. frog
    Sense id: en-chule-ny-noun-dPpTJ8wP Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Anurans, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 30 21 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 27 30 3
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    ],
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      "*-jul-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Atlantic-Congo/-jul-"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chulé",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achulé",
      "links": [
        [
          "achulé",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Anurans",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃu.ɽé/"
    }
  ],
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    ],
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      "*-jul-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Atlantic-Congo/-jul-"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "achulé",
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        [
          "achulé",
          "achule"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "chulé",
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃu.ɽé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chule"
}

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