"ipa" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈi.pa/ Forms: -ipa [canonical], kuípa [infinitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀pa (“to be bad - region N”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-bɪ́ɪ̀pa||to be bad - region N|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀pa (“to be bad - region N”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*-bɪ́ɪ̀pa||to be bad - region N}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀pa (“to be bad - region N”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuípa|head=-ipa}} -ipa (infinitive kuípa), {{ny-verb|ipa}} -ipa (infinitive kuípa)
  1. to be bad
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-D5KFeq38
  2. to go bad
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-HN2HJlFj Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 4 10 4 6 7 4 4 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4
  3. to be evil, to be wicked
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-D4hf21d9
  4. to be sinful
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-jmcvpuW4
  5. to be malignant
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-j87h3Y-9 Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0
  6. to be rotten
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-q7OOgKkU
  7. to be lousy
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-ZQGav9XB
  8. to be subversive
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-uyN46kQj
  9. to deteriorate
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-0oMXvNie
  10. to deteriorate
    (by extension) to be worse
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-PBM7rKCv
  11. to be severe
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-ds3a6BXZ
  12. to be shabby
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-lDL-o~qQ Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0
  13. to be ugly, to be unattractive
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-l4jnvzAl Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0
  14. to be unpalatable
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-qEB2x10b
  15. to be ill
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-2Dla9qj0
  16. to be unbearable
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb--AqH8TnS
  17. to be of ill repute
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb--IrP2Mo8 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Appearance Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4 Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0
  18. to be degenerate
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-LHPxLhzM Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 4 10 4 6 7 4 4 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 12 4
  19. to be dirty
    Sense id: en-ipa-ny-verb-fjyiw2I5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -ipira [applicative, verb], -ipitsa [causative, verb], -ipidwa [passive, verb], -ipaipa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -saipa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -ipanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-ipira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
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      ],
      "word": "-ipitsa"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-ipidwa"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-ipaipa"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-saipa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-ipanso"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "i",
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      },
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      "name": "yesno"
    },
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        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
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    },
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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        "4": "",
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-bɪ́ɪ̀pa",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kuípa",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "-ipa (infinitive kuípa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
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        "to be bad"
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          "_dis": "4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4",
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          "_dis": "4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go bad"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-HN2HJlFj",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be evil, to be wicked"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-D4hf21d9",
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be sinful"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-jmcvpuW4",
      "links": [
        [
          "sinful",
          "sinful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be malignant"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-j87h3Y-9",
      "links": [
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          "malignant",
          "malignant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be rotten"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-q7OOgKkU",
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        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be lousy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-ZQGav9XB",
      "links": [
        [
          "lousy",
          "lousy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be subversive"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-uyN46kQj",
      "links": [
        [
          "subversive",
          "subversive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deteriorate"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-0oMXvNie",
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deteriorate",
        "to be worse"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-PBM7rKCv",
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ],
        [
          "worse",
          "worse"
        ]
      ],
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        "to deteriorate",
        "(by extension) to be worse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be severe"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-ds3a6BXZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "ny:Appearance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be shabby"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-lDL-o~qQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "shabby",
          "shabby"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "ny:Appearance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be ugly, to be unattractive"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-l4jnvzAl",
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "unattractive",
          "unattractive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unpalatable"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-qEB2x10b",
      "links": [
        [
          "unpalatable",
          "unpalatable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be ill"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-2Dla9qj0",
      "links": [
        [
          "ill",
          "ill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unbearable"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb--AqH8TnS",
      "links": [
        [
          "unbearable",
          "unbearable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 4 9 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 4 9 21 20 4 0 0 10 9 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "ny:Appearance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be of ill repute"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb--IrP2Mo8",
      "links": [
        [
          "ill repute",
          "ill repute"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 4 6 7 4 4 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 12 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be degenerate"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-LHPxLhzM",
      "links": [
        [
          "degenerate",
          "degenerate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dirty"
      ],
      "id": "en-ipa-ny-verb-fjyiw2I5",
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.pa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ipa"
}
{
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Appearance"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
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        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-ipira"
    },
    {
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        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "verb"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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        "id": "",
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        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "kuípa",
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      ]
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    },
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        "to be bad"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to go bad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be evil, to be wicked"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be sinful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sinful",
          "sinful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be malignant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "malignant",
          "malignant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be rotten"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rotten",
          "rotten"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be lousy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lousy",
          "lousy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be subversive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subversive",
          "subversive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deteriorate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deteriorate",
        "to be worse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ],
        [
          "worse",
          "worse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to deteriorate",
        "(by extension) to be worse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be severe"
      ],
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        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be shabby"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shabby",
          "shabby"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be ugly, to be unattractive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "unattractive",
          "unattractive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unpalatable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unpalatable",
          "unpalatable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be ill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ill",
          "ill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unbearable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unbearable",
          "unbearable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be of ill repute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ill repute",
          "ill repute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be degenerate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "degenerate",
          "degenerate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be dirty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.pa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ipa"
}

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  "section": "Chichewa",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "ipa",
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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.