"dzanja" meaning in Chichewa

See dzanja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡za.ⁿd͡ʒa/ Forms: manja [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀gànjà}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà Head templates: {{ny-noun|dzanja|5|manja}} dzanja class 5 (plural manja class 6)
  1. hand Tags: class-5 Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-dzanja-ny-noun-GwAXBqQY Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀gànjà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manja",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dzanja",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "manja"
      },
      "expansion": "dzanja class 5 (plural manja class 6)",
      "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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ny:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hand"
      ],
      "id": "en-dzanja-ny-noun-GwAXBqQY",
      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡za.ⁿd͡ʒa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dzanja"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀gànjà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manja",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dzanja",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "manja"
      },
      "expansion": "dzanja class 5 (plural manja class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "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:Body parts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡za.ⁿd͡ʒa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dzanja"
}

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