"mkazi" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmká.zi/ Forms: mkázi [canonical, class-1], akázi [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀kádí}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí Head templates: {{ny-noun|mkázi|1}} mkázi class 1 (plural akázi class 2)
  1. woman
    Sense id: en-mkazi-ny-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. wife
    Sense id: en-mkazi-ny-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mkazi meaning in Chichewa (1.7kB)

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  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "topical",
      "langcode": "ny",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "ny:People",
      "parents": [
        "Human",
        "All topics",
        "Fundamental"
      ],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kádí"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mkázi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akázi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkázi",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mkázi class 1 (plural akázi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-mkazi-ny-noun-zy5b~x7w",
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "id": "en-mkazi-ny-noun-nVKjyOTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmká.zi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mkazi"
}
{
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    "Chichewa class 1 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ny:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kádí"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mkázi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akázi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkázi",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mkázi class 1 (plural akázi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmká.zi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mkazi"
}

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