"mafuta" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /maˈfú.ta/ Forms: mafúta [canonical, class-6]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *màkútà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*màkútà}} Proto-Bantu *màkútà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mafúta|6}} mafúta class 6
  1. oil
    Sense id: en-mafuta-ny-noun-q3kCvL2R Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. fat
    Sense id: en-mafuta-ny-noun-vgf1E5ph Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
     
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *màkútà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mafúta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mafúta",
        "2": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mafúta class 6",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oil"
      ],
      "id": "en-mafuta-ny-noun-q3kCvL2R",
      "links": [
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fat"
      ],
      "id": "en-mafuta-ny-noun-vgf1E5ph",
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈfú.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mafuta"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 6 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "sw:Liquids"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *màkútà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mafúta",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mafúta",
        "2": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mafúta class 6",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "oil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oil",
          "oil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈfú.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mafuta"
}

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