See dya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"args": {
"1": "ny",
"2": "bnt-pro",
"3": "*-dɪ́a"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tum",
"2": "lya"
},
"expansion": "Tumbuka lya",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yao",
"2": "lya"
},
"expansion": "Yao lya",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "-dya",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "kudyá",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
}
],
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{
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"2": "verb",
"3": "infinitive",
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "dya"
},
"expansion": "-dya (infinitive kudyá)",
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}
],
"lang": "Chichewa",
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"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"source": "w"
}
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{
"tags": [
"applicative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyera"
},
{
"tags": [
"causative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyetsa"
},
{
"tags": [
"passive",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyedwa"
},
{
"tags": [
"stative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyeka"
}
],
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"eat"
],
"id": "en-dya-ny-verb-5XvZJAR-",
"links": [
[
"eat",
"eat"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɗʲa/"
}
],
"word": "dya"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"tags": [
"applicative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyera"
},
{
"tags": [
"causative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyetsa"
},
{
"tags": [
"passive",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyedwa"
},
{
"tags": [
"stative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-dyeka"
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "bnt-pro",
"3": "*-dɪ́a"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tum",
"2": "lya"
},
"expansion": "Tumbuka lya",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yao",
"2": "lya"
},
"expansion": "Yao lya",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"form": "-dya",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "kudyá",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ny",
"2": "verb",
"3": "infinitive",
"4": "kudyá",
"head": "-dya"
},
"expansion": "-dya (infinitive kudyá)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dya"
},
"expansion": "-dya (infinitive kudyá)",
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}
],
"lang": "Chichewa",
"lang_code": "ny",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
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"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 5 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"eat"
],
"links": [
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"eat",
"eat"
]
]
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɗʲa/"
}
],
"word": "dya"
}
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