"imba" meaning in Chichewa

See imba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -imba [canonical], kuímba [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-jɩ̀mb. Cognate with Yao jimba. Etymology templates: {{der|ny|bnt-pro|*-jɩ̀mb}} Proto-Bantu *-jɩ̀mb, {{cog|yao|jimba}} Yao jimba Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuímba|head=-imba}} -imba (infinitive kuímba), {{ny-verb|imba}} -imba (infinitive kuímba)
  1. to sing Derived forms: nyimbo (english: song), woimba (english: singer)
    Sense id: en-imba-ny-verb-e1aXhU~s Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "jimba"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao jimba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-jɩ̀mb. Cognate with Yao jimba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-imba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuímba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuímba",
        "head": "-imba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imba (infinitive kuímba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imba (infinitive kuímba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "song",
          "word": "nyimbo"
        },
        {
          "english": "singer",
          "word": "woimba"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sing"
      ],
      "id": "en-imba-ny-verb-e1aXhU~s",
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "imba"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "song",
      "word": "nyimbo"
    },
    {
      "english": "singer",
      "word": "woimba"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jɩ̀mb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-jɩ̀mb",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "jimba"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao jimba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-jɩ̀mb. Cognate with Yao jimba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-imba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuímba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuímba",
        "head": "-imba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imba (infinitive kuímba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imba (infinitive kuímba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
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        "Chichewa verbs",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "imba"
}

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