"fa" meaning in Chichewa

See fa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -fa [canonical], kufá [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-kúa. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-kúa}} Proto-Bantu *-kúa Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kufá|head=-fa}} -fa (infinitive kufá), {{ny-verb|fa}} -fa (infinitive kufá)
  1. to die Derived forms: -fera [applicative, verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): imfa (english: death)
    Sense id: en-fa-ny-verb-L2Mli9fq Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

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

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