"lemba" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɽé.ᵐba/ Forms: lémba [canonical, class-5], malémba [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From the verb. Head templates: {{ny-noun|lémba|5}} lémba class 5 (plural malémba class 6)
  1. a letter (letter of the alphabet)
    Sense id: en-lemba-ny-noun-otg8yOfc Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɽe.ᵐba/ Forms: -lemba [canonical], kulémba [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kulémba|head=-lemba}} -lemba (infinitive kulémba), {{ny-verb|lemba}} -lemba (infinitive kulémba)
  1. write Derived forms: -lembera [applicative, verb], -lembetsa [causative, verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): Lólémba (english: Monday), lémba [letter], lémbo [symbol]
    Sense id: en-lemba-ny-verb-EP2HS2ja
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lemba meaning in Chichewa (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lemba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kulémba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kulémba",
        "head": "-lemba"
      },
      "expansion": "-lemba (infinitive kulémba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lemba"
      },
      "expansion": "-lemba (infinitive kulémba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-lembera"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-lembetsa"
        },
        {
          "english": "Monday",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "Lólémba"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "tags": [
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "lémba"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "tags": [
            "symbol"
          ],
          "word": "lémbo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "write"
      ],
      "id": "en-lemba-ny-verb-EP2HS2ja",
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽe.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemba"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the verb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lémba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malémba",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lémba",
        "2": "5"
      },
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lemba-ny-noun-otg8yOfc",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽé.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemba"
}
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    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lembera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lembetsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "Monday",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "Lólémba"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "lémba"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "tags": [
        "symbol"
      ],
      "word": "lémbo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lemba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kulémba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kulémba",
        "head": "-lemba"
      },
      "expansion": "-lemba (infinitive kulémba)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lemba"
      },
      "expansion": "-lemba (infinitive kulémba)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "write"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽe.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemba"
}

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    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the verb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lémba",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malémba",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lémba",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "lémba class 5 (plural malémba class 6)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "a letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽé.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemba"
}

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