"mlowoka" meaning in Chichewa

See mlowoka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɽoˈwo.ka/ Forms: alowoka [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Literally means "a person who is crossing a big waterway" (perhaps Lake Malawi) Head templates: {{ny-noun|mlowoka|1}} mlowoka class 1 (plural alowoka class 2)
  1. (derogatory) a Tumbuka person whose ancestors came from Mozambique. Tags: class-1, derogatory Derived forms: chimlowoka, kamlowoka
    Sense id: en-mlowoka-ny-noun-m0UB2agn Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Literally means \"a person who is crossing a big waterway\" (perhaps Lake Malawi)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alowoka",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mlowoka",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mlowoka class 1 (plural alowoka class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "chimlowoka"
        },
        {
          "word": "kamlowoka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Tumbuka person whose ancestors came from Mozambique."
      ],
      "id": "en-mlowoka-ny-noun-m0UB2agn",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Tumbuka",
          "Tumbuka"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) a Tumbuka person whose ancestors came from Mozambique."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɽoˈwo.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlowoka"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chimlowoka"
    },
    {
      "word": "kamlowoka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally means \"a person who is crossing a big waterway\" (perhaps Lake Malawi)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alowoka",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mlowoka",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mlowoka class 1 (plural alowoka class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 1 nouns",
        "Chichewa derogatory terms",
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Tumbuka person whose ancestors came from Mozambique."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Tumbuka",
          "Tumbuka"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) a Tumbuka person whose ancestors came from Mozambique."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɽoˈwo.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlowoka"
}

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