"kama" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈka.má/ Forms: kamá [canonical, class-9], makamá [class-6, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cama. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ny|pt|cama}} Borrowed from Portuguese cama Head templates: {{ny-noun|kamá|9/6}} kamá class 9 (plural makamá class 6)
  1. bed Categories (topical): Furniture Synonyms: bedi
    Sense id: en-kama-ny-noun-xQUlMsIg Disambiguation of Furniture: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈka.ma/ Forms: -kama [canonical], kukáma [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-káma. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-káma}} Proto-Bantu *-káma Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kukáma|head=-kama}} -kama (infinitive kukáma), {{ny-verb|kama}} -kama (infinitive kukáma)
  1. to milk
    Sense id: en-kama-ny-verb-A9oyU7O- Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "cama"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese cama.",
  "forms": [
    {
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    },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Furniture",
          "orig": "ny:Furniture",
          "parents": [
            "Home",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "bed"
      ],
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        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bedi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.má/"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "1": "kama"
      },
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        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "to milk"
      ],
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        [
          "milk",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.ma/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
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    "Chichewa terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 29 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Furniture"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Portuguese cama",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese cama.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makamá",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kamá",
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      },
      "expansion": "kamá class 9 (plural makamá class 6)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed"
      ],
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        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bedi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.má/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kama"
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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 29 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Furniture"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-káma"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-káma",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-káma.",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukáma",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
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      },
      "expansion": "-kama (infinitive kukáma)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "1": "kama"
      },
      "expansion": "-kama (infinitive kukáma)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to milk"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kama"
}

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