"lawi" meaning in Chichewa

See lawi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾í/ Forms: laŵí [canonical, class-5], malaŵí [class-6, plural]
Head templates: {{ny-noun|laŵí|5}} laŵí class 5 (plural malaŵí class 6)
  1. flame Categories (topical): Fire Derived forms: Malawi
    Sense id: en-lawi-ny-noun-vZ3F942s Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "laŵí",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malaŵí",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laŵí",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "laŵí class 5 (plural malaŵí class 6)",
      "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": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "ny:Fire",
          "parents": [
            "Combustion",
            "Light sources",
            "Chemical processes",
            "Light",
            "Nature",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Malawi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flame"
      ],
      "id": "en-lawi-ny-noun-vZ3F942s",
      "links": [
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾í/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawi"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Malawi"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "laŵí",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malaŵí",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laŵí",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "laŵí class 5 (plural malaŵí class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 5 nouns",
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ny:Fire"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flame"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾í/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawi"
}

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