"dzina" meaning in Chichewa

See dzina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡zí.na/ Forms: dzína [canonical, class-5], maína [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*ìjínà}} Proto-Bantu *ìjínà Head templates: {{ny-noun|dzína|5|maína}} dzína class 5 (plural maína class 6)
  1. name Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-dzina-ny-noun-gqNTf~Db Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.",
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    {
      "form": "dzína",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maína",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Onomastics",
          "orig": "ny:Onomastics",
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            "Names",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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      "links": [
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          "name",
          "name"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zí.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dzina"
}
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maína",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dzína",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "maína"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Chichewa lemmas",
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        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ny:Onomastics"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zí.na/"
    }
  ],
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}

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