"mchira" meaning in Chichewa

See mchira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmt͡ʃí.ɽa/ Forms: mchíra [canonical, class-3], michíra [class-4, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀kɪ́dà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mchíra|3}} mchíra class 3 (plural michíra class 4)
  1. tail Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-mchira-ny-noun-DGL4du8d Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mchira meaning in Chichewa (1.0kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kɪ́dà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mchíra",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "michíra",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mchíra",
        "2": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mchíra class 3 (plural michíra class 4)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ny:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "id": "en-mchira-ny-noun-DGL4du8d",
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmt͡ʃí.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mchira"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kɪ́dà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mchíra",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "michíra",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mchíra",
        "2": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mchíra class 3 (plural michíra class 4)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 3 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",
        "ny:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmt͡ʃí.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mchira"
}

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