"kalaliki" meaning in Chichewa

See kalaliki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.ɽáˈɽi.ki/ Forms: kaláliki [canonical, class-1a], akaláliki [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English clerk. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|en|clerk}} English clerk Head templates: {{ny-noun|kaláliki|1a}} kaláliki class 1a (plural akaláliki class 2)
  1. clerk
    Sense id: en-kalaliki-ny-noun-xA3HKwIo

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kalaliki meaning in Chichewa (0.7kB)

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      },
      "expansion": "English clerk",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English clerk.",
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    {
      "form": "kaláliki",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akaláliki",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ka.ɽáˈɽi.ki/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English clerk.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "akaláliki",
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        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "Chichewa lemmas",
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        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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