"lupsa" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɽu.psʲa/
Etymology: From -psa (“to burn, to be burnt”). Head templates: {{ny-noun|lupsa|5|-}} lupsa class 5
  1. ashes of burnt grass or burnt bush Tags: class-5 Derived forms: chizima lupsa (english: the rains between the dry season and the rainy season), nkhúngulupsa (english: burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out)
    Sense id: en-lupsa-ny-noun-9sYiy5YE Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_text": "From -psa (“to burn, to be burnt”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lupsa",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "lupsa class 5",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "the rains between the dry season and the rainy season",
          "translation": "the rains between the dry season and the rainy season",
          "word": "chizima lupsa"
        },
        {
          "english": "burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out",
          "translation": "burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out",
          "word": "nkhúngulupsa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ashes of burnt grass or burnt bush"
      ],
      "id": "en-lupsa-ny-noun-9sYiy5YE",
      "links": [
        [
          "ashes",
          "ashes"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽu.psʲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lupsa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "the rains between the dry season and the rainy season",
      "translation": "the rains between the dry season and the rainy season",
      "word": "chizima lupsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out",
      "translation": "burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out",
      "word": "nkhúngulupsa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -psa (“to burn, to be burnt”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lupsa",
        "2": "5",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "lupsa class 5",
      "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 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ashes of burnt grass or burnt bush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ashes",
          "ashes"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɽu.psʲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lupsa"
}

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