"mimba" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmí.ᵐba/ Forms: mímba [canonical, class-9], mímba [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, derived from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mbímbà}} Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-bímba||to swell}} Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|mímba|9}} mímba class 9 (plural mímba class 10)
  1. belly
    Sense id: en-mimba-ny-noun-WQZ9oWZS
  2. (euphemistic) pregnancy Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Body parts, Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-mimba-ny-noun-8dalU1Rq Disambiguation of Body parts: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 1 99 Categories (other): Chichewa euphemisms, Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Download JSON data for mimba meaning in Chichewa (1.9kB)

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to swell"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, derived from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”).",
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    {
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        "canonical",
        "class-9"
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    },
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      "form": "mímba",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
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        "belly"
      ],
      "id": "en-mimba-ny-noun-WQZ9oWZS",
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          "belly",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [
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            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "ny",
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            "Human",
            "Female",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Gender",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Social sciences",
            "Society"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "english": "She was with child.",
          "text": "Anali ndi mimba.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        "(euphemistic) pregnancy"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmí.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "mímba",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
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      ],
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          "belly"
        ]
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    },
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        "Chichewa terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "pregnancy",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmí.ᵐba/"
    }
  ],
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}

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