"dondo" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

Forms: madondo [class-6, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Shona dondo. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sn|dondo}} Shona dondo Head templates: {{ny-noun|dondo|5}} dondo class 5 (plural madondo class 6)
  1. bush Tags: class-5 Synonyms: tchire, thengo
    Sense id: en-dondo-ny-noun-dJoaFsND Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 19 19 22 22 19
  2. forest Tags: class-5 Synonyms: nkhalango
    Sense id: en-dondo-ny-noun-YZoszxJs Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 19 19 22 22 19
  3. woodland Tags: class-5 Synonyms: tchire, thengo
    Sense id: en-dondo-ny-noun-9rS85DQm Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 19 19 22 22 19
  4. jungle Tags: class-5 Synonyms: thengo
    Sense id: en-dondo-ny-noun-ke0u8V7u Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Horticulture Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 23 38 17 Disambiguation of Horticulture: 19 19 22 22 19
  5. uncultivated land Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-dondo-ny-noun-94RnUl0c Categories (other): Horticulture Disambiguation of Horticulture: 19 19 22 22 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kadondo, chidondo
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kadondo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chidondo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sn",
        "3": "dondo"
      },
      "expansion": "Shona dondo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Shona dondo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "madondo",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dondo",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "dondo class 5 (plural madondo class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 22 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Horticulture",
          "orig": "ny:Horticulture",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bush"
      ],
      "id": "en-dondo-ny-noun-dJoaFsND",
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tchire"
        },
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 22 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forest"
      ],
      "id": "en-dondo-ny-noun-YZoszxJs",
      "links": [
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nkhalango"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 22 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
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          "orig": "ny:Horticulture",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woodland"
      ],
      "id": "en-dondo-ny-noun-9rS85DQm",
      "links": [
        [
          "woodland",
          "woodland"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tchire"
        },
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 23 38 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 22 19",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jungle"
      ],
      "id": "en-dondo-ny-noun-ke0u8V7u",
      "links": [
        [
          "jungle",
          "jungle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 22 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Horticulture",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uncultivated land"
      ],
      "id": "en-dondo-ny-noun-94RnUl0c",
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dondo"
}
{
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    "Chichewa class 5 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms borrowed from Shona",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Shona",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Horticulture"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kadondo"
    },
    {
      "word": "chidondo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sn",
        "3": "dondo"
      },
      "expansion": "Shona dondo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Shona dondo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "madondo",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dondo",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "dondo class 5 (plural madondo class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tchire"
        },
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "forest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nkhalango"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woodland"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woodland",
          "woodland"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tchire"
        },
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jungle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jungle",
          "jungle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thengo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uncultivated land"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dondo"
}

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