"mayi" meaning in Chichewa

See mayi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmá.ji/ Forms: máyi [canonical, class-1a], amáyi [class-2, plural]
Head templates: {{ny-noun|máyi|1a}} máyi class 1a (plural amáyi class 2)
  1. mother
    Sense id: en-mayi-ny-noun-zwYi7ypm
  2. madam, lady (also used as a term of address)
    Sense id: en-mayi-ny-noun-H6vBBZ8p Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 2 86 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 89 8
  3. maternal aunt, mother's sister Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-mayi-ny-noun-R1LgfjpP Disambiguation of Family: 0 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mzimayi, mayi wamkulu, mayi wamng'ono Coordinate_terms: bambo

Inflected forms

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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bambo"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mzimayi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mayi wamkulu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mayi wamng'ono"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "máyi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amáyi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "máyi",
        "2": "1a"
      },
      "expansion": "máyi class 1a (plural amáyi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayi-ny-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 86 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 83 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 89 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "madam, lady (also used as a term of address)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayi-ny-noun-H6vBBZ8p",
      "links": [
        [
          "madam",
          "madam"
        ],
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 17 83",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "ny:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt, mother's sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayi-ny-noun-R1LgfjpP",
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal",
          "maternal"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmá.ji/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 1a nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Family"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "bambo"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mzimayi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayi wamkulu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayi wamng'ono"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "máyi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amáyi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "máyi",
        "2": "1a"
      },
      "expansion": "máyi class 1a (plural amáyi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "madam, lady (also used as a term of address)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "madam",
          "madam"
        ],
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt, mother's sister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal",
          "maternal"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "sister",
          "sister"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmá.ji/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayi"
}

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