"mlumbwana" meaning in Chichewa

See mlumbwana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɽuˈᵐbʷa.na/ Forms: alumbwana [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Malawi Lomwe mullopwana. Etymology templates: {{cog|lon|mullopwana}} Malawi Lomwe mullopwana Head templates: {{ny-noun|mlumbwana|1}} mlumbwana class 1 (plural alumbwana class 2)
  1. young man Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mlumbwana-ny-noun-3feBPnUu Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. bachelor Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mlumbwana-ny-noun-St91MUQ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chimlumbwana, kamlumbwana Related terms: lumbwana
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ny",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "ny:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chimlumbwana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kamlumbwana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lon",
        "2": "mullopwana"
      },
      "expansion": "Malawi Lomwe mullopwana",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Malawi Lomwe mullopwana.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alumbwana",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mlumbwana",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mlumbwana class 1 (plural alumbwana class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lumbwana"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young man"
      ],
      "id": "en-mlumbwana-ny-noun-3feBPnUu",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bachelor"
      ],
      "id": "en-mlumbwana-ny-noun-St91MUQ0",
      "links": [
        [
          "bachelor",
          "bachelor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɽuˈᵐbʷa.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlumbwana"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 1 nouns",
    "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",
    "ny:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chimlumbwana"
    },
    {
      "word": "kamlumbwana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lon",
        "2": "mullopwana"
      },
      "expansion": "Malawi Lomwe mullopwana",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Malawi Lomwe mullopwana.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alumbwana",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mlumbwana",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mlumbwana class 1 (plural alumbwana class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lumbwana"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "young man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bachelor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bachelor",
          "bachelor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɽuˈᵐbʷa.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlumbwana"
}

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