"dothi" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɗo.tʰi/
Etymology: Unknown. Sometimes claimed to be a borrowing from English dirt, which is extremely unlikely due to the term being attested in the dictionary of Johannes Rebmann, compiled before contact with English speakers, as well due to the implosive consonant. Etymology templates: {{unk|ny}} Unknown, {{noncog|en|dirt}} English dirt Head templates: {{ny-noun|dothi|5|-}} dothi class 5
  1. soil Wikipedia link: Johannes Rebmann Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-dothi-ny-noun-6T1ZoCFj Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for dothi meaning in Chichewa (1.0kB)

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