"da" meaning in Chichewa

See da in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɗa/ Forms: -da [canonical], kudá [infinitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-jída||to get dark, to get black|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*-jída||to get dark, to get black}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kudá|head=-da}} -da (infinitive kudá), {{ny-verb|da}} -da (infinitive kudá)
  1. to be dirty
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-fjyiw2I5
  2. to get dirty
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-956ibMve
  3. to look dirty
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-zj1ZF-gT
  4. to be black or brown
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-2HVLl2ZD
  5. to be dark
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-fNBhpUu8
  6. to be clouded
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-SYaesaYo Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14
  7. to be covered with
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-pCnjv78l Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14
  8. to dislike
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-D1DlVyrM Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14
  9. to hate
    Sense id: en-da-ny-verb-OPLmDOOK Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -dera [applicative, verb], -detsa [causative, verb], mwini mphale sakuda chala (english: the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging), mkada (english: black person)
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-dera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-detsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging",
      "translation": "the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging",
      "word": "mwini mphale sakuda chala"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "black person",
      "translation": "black person",
      "word": "mkada"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jída",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to get dark, to get black",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jída",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to get dark, to get black"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-da",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kudá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kudá",
        "head": "-da"
      },
      "expansion": "-da (infinitive kudá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da"
      },
      "expansion": "-da (infinitive kudá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dirty"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-fjyiw2I5",
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get dirty"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-956ibMve",
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look dirty"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-zj1ZF-gT",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be black or brown"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-2HVLl2ZD",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ],
        [
          "brown",
          "brown"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dark"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-fNBhpUu8",
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be clouded"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-SYaesaYo",
      "links": [
        [
          "clouded",
          "clouded"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be covered with"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-pCnjv78l",
      "links": [
        [
          "covered",
          "covered"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dislike"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-D1DlVyrM",
      "links": [
        [
          "dislike",
          "dislike"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hate"
      ],
      "id": "en-da-ny-verb-OPLmDOOK",
      "links": [
        [
          "hate",
          "hate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɗa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "da"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 100 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "za:Body parts",
    "za:Male family members"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-dera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-detsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging",
      "translation": "the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging",
      "word": "mwini mphale sakuda chala"
    },
    {
      "english": "black person",
      "translation": "black person",
      "word": "mkada"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jída",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to get dark, to get black",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jída",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to get dark, to get black"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-da",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kudá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kudá",
        "head": "-da"
      },
      "expansion": "-da (infinitive kudá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da"
      },
      "expansion": "-da (infinitive kudá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dirty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get dirty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look dirty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be black or brown"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ],
        [
          "brown",
          "brown"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be clouded"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clouded",
          "clouded"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be covered with"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "covered",
          "covered"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dislike"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dislike",
          "dislike"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hate",
          "hate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɗa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "da"
}

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