"lengedwa" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ɽeˈᵑɡe.ɗʷa/ Forms: -lengedwa [canonical], kuléngedwa [infinitive]
Etymology: From lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|lenga|-edwa|t1=to create|t2=passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’}} lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuléngedwa|head=-lengedwa}} -lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa), {{ny-verb|lengedwa}} -lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa)
  1. Passive form of -lenga Tags: form-of, passive Form of: -lenga
    Sense id: en-lengedwa-ny-verb-By6TmpB2 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa: 50 50
  2. Passive form of -lenga
    to be created
    Sense id: en-lengedwa-ny-verb-orSCFUX3 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Negative): -salengedwa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -lengedwanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-salengedwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lengedwanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "lenga",
        "3": "-edwa",
        "t1": "to create",
        "t2": "passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’"
      },
      "expansion": "lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lengedwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuléngedwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuléngedwa",
        "head": "-lengedwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lengedwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-lenga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -lenga"
      ],
      "id": "en-lengedwa-ny-verb-By6TmpB2",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lenga",
          "lenga#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -lenga",
        "to be created"
      ],
      "id": "en-lengedwa-ny-verb-orSCFUX3",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lenga",
          "lenga#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "created",
          "created"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽeˈᵑɡe.ɗʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengedwa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -edwa",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-salengedwa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lengedwanso"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "lenga",
        "3": "-edwa",
        "t1": "to create",
        "t2": "passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’"
      },
      "expansion": "lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lenga (“to create”) + -edwa (“passive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is ‘e’”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lengedwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuléngedwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuléngedwa",
        "head": "-lengedwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lengedwa"
      },
      "expansion": "-lengedwa (infinitive kuléngedwa)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa passive verbs"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-lenga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -lenga"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-lenga",
          "lenga#Chichewa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa passive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -lenga",
        "to be created"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-lenga",
          "lenga#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "created",
          "created"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽeˈᵑɡe.ɗʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengedwa"
}

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