"imbaimba" meaning in Chichewa

See imbaimba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /i.ᵐbaˈi.ᵐba/ Forms: -imbaimba [canonical], kuímbaimba [infinitive], -yimbayimba [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuímbaimba|head=-imbaimba}} -imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba), {{ny-verb|imbaimba}} -imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba)
  1. Reduplicative form of -imba
    Sense id: en-imbaimba-ny-verb-qaIC3BMr Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. Reduplicative form of -imba
    to sing often.
    Sense id: en-imbaimba-ny-verb-jT2Dny4N Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Nominal derivations): woimbaimba (english: someone who sings often)
Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 50 50
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "english": "someone who sings often",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "woimbaimba"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-imbaimba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuímbaimba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yimbayimba",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuímbaimba",
        "head": "-imbaimba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imbaimba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reduplicative form of -imba"
      ],
      "id": "en-imbaimba-ny-verb-qaIC3BMr",
      "links": [
        [
          "-imba",
          "imba#Chichewa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reduplicative form of -imba",
        "to sing often."
      ],
      "id": "en-imbaimba-ny-verb-jT2Dny4N",
      "links": [
        [
          "-imba",
          "imba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ᵐbaˈi.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imbaimba"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "someone who sings often",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "woimbaimba"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-imbaimba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuímbaimba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yimbayimba",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuímbaimba",
        "head": "-imbaimba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imbaimba"
      },
      "expansion": "-imbaimba (infinitive kuímbaimba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa reduplicative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reduplicative form of -imba"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-imba",
          "imba#Chichewa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa reduplicative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Reduplicative form of -imba",
        "to sing often."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-imba",
          "imba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ᵐbaˈi.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imbaimba"
}

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