"gwa" meaning in Chichewa

See gwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -gwa [canonical], kugwá [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi gwa Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a|t=to fall}} Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”), {{cog|rw|gwa}} Rwanda-Rundi gwa Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kugwá|head=-gwa}} -gwa (infinitive kugwá), {{ny-verb|gwa}} -gwa (infinitive kugwá)
  1. to fall Derived forms: -gwera [applicative, verb], -gwetsa [causative, verb] Derived forms (Other formations): -gwa mvula (english: to rain) [verb]
    Sense id: en-gwa-ny-verb-DuIlsxVc Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-gʊ̀a",
        "t": "to fall"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Rwanda-Rundi gwa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi gwa",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kugwá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kugwá",
        "head": "-gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-gwa (infinitive kugwá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-gwa (infinitive kugwá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-gwera"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-gwetsa"
        },
        {
          "english": "to rain",
          "sense": "Other formations",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-gwa mvula"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall"
      ],
      "id": "en-gwa-ny-verb-DuIlsxVc",
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-gwera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-gwetsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to rain",
      "sense": "Other formations",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-gwa mvula"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-gʊ̀a",
        "t": "to fall"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Rwanda-Rundi gwa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi gwa",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kugwá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kugwá",
        "head": "-gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-gwa (infinitive kugwá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-gwa (infinitive kugwá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "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 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gwa"
}

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