"mfumu" meaning in Chichewa

See mfumu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mˈfú.mu/ Forms: mfúmu [canonical, class-1], afúmu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kúmú. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*kúmú}} Proto-Bantu *kúmú Head templates: {{ny-noun|mfúmu|1}} mfúmu class 1 (plural afúmu class 2)
  1. chief, king Derived forms: mfumukazi
    Sense id: en-mfumu-ny-noun-zdxmf0xg Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kúmú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kúmú",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kúmú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mfúmu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afúmu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfúmu",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mfúmu class 1 (plural afúmu class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mfumukazi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief, king"
      ],
      "id": "en-mfumu-ny-noun-zdxmf0xg",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈfú.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mfumu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mfumukazi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kúmú"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kúmú",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kúmú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mfúmu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "afúmu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfúmu",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mfúmu class 1 (plural afúmu class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 1 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 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief, king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈfú.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mfumu"
}

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