"duwa" meaning in Chichewa

See duwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɗu.(w)a/ Forms: maluwa [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*dìdʊ̀bà}} Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà Head templates: {{ny-noun|duwa|5|maluwa}} duwa class 5 (plural maluwa class 6)
  1. flower Tags: class-5 Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-duwa-ny-noun-wGsM~gzF Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dìdʊ̀bà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maluwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "duwa",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "maluwa"
      },
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "ny:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flower"
      ],
      "id": "en-duwa-ny-noun-wGsM~gzF",
      "links": [
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɗu.(w)a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "duwa"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dìdʊ̀bà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maluwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "duwa",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "maluwa"
      },
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Chichewa class 5 nouns",
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
        "ny:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flower"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɗu.(w)a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "duwa"
}

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