"imvi" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈi.ᶬví/ Forms: imví [canonical, class-9], imví [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Cognate with Swahili mvi. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mbúì}} Proto-Bantu *mbúì, {{cog|sw|mvi}} Swahili mvi Head templates: {{ny-noun|imví|9}} imví class 9 (plural imví class 10)
  1. grey hair Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-imvi-ny-noun-a-6dvaSc Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for imvi meaning in Chichewa (1.1kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Cognate with Swahili mvi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imví",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imví",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imví",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "imví class 9 (plural imví class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "ny:Hair",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey hair"
      ],
      "id": "en-imvi-ny-noun-a-6dvaSc",
      "links": [
        [
          "grey",
          "grey"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ᶬví/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imvi"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Cognate with Swahili mvi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imví",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imví",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imví",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "imví class 9 (plural imví class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 9 nouns",
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ny:Hair"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grey",
          "grey"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ᶬví/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imvi"
}

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