"kalata" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /káˈɽa.ta/ Forms: kálata [canonical, class-9], makálata [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese carta. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|pt|carta}} Portuguese carta Head templates: {{ny-noun|kálata|9/6}} kálata class 9 (plural makálata class 6)
  1. letter (written message)
    Sense id: en-kalata-ny-noun-JbLk0dW0 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 65 18 18
  2. card
    Sense id: en-kalata-ny-noun-g2fNZv3R
  3. (in the plural) the mail Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-kalata-ny-noun-RNOCJpHP

Inflected forms

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

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "carta"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese carta",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese carta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kálata",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makálata",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kálata",
        "2": "9/6"
      },
      "expansion": "kálata class 9 (plural makálata class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (written message)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kalata-ny-noun-JbLk0dW0",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "card"
      ],
      "id": "en-kalata-ny-noun-g2fNZv3R",
      "links": [
        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the mail"
      ],
      "id": "en-kalata-ny-noun-RNOCJpHP",
      "links": [
        [
          "mail",
          "mail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the mail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/káˈɽa.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalata"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 9 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "carta"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese carta",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kálata",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makálata",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kálata",
        "2": "9/6"
      },
      "expansion": "kálata class 9 (plural makálata class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "letter (written message)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "card"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the mail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mail",
          "mail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the mail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/káˈɽa.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalata"
}

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