"mtima" meaning in Chichewa

See mtima in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mˈtí.ma/ Forms: mtíma [canonical, class-3], mitíma [class-4, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀tɪ́mà|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà, {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀tɪ́mà}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mtíma|3}} mtíma class 3 (plural mitíma class 4)
  1. heart
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-PLloqYII
  2. core
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-DUX1~UYr
  3. soul
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-rg-szPCj
  4. mind
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-HEj2MQ8c
  5. intention
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-dKEf3HFS Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Organs Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 8 8 8 33 8 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 32 9 25 Disambiguation of Organs: 6 6 6 6 52 6 19
  6. chest
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-fKDXAZFY
  7. attitude, nature (of a person)
    Sense id: en-mtima-ny-noun-fj4NHOq6 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 4 26 4 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kufá mtíma (english: forgetting)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "forgetting",
      "translation": "forgetting",
      "word": "kufá mtíma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tɪ́mà"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtíma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitíma",
      "links": [
        [
          "mitíma",
          "mitima"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mtíma",
        "2": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mtíma class 3 (plural mitíma class 4)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heart"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-PLloqYII",
      "links": [
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "core"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-DUX1~UYr",
      "links": [
        [
          "core",
          "core"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soul"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-rg-szPCj",
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-HEj2MQ8c",
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 8 33 8 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 9 9 32 9 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 6 6 52 6 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Organs",
          "orig": "ny:Organs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "intention"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-dKEf3HFS",
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chest"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-fKDXAZFY",
      "links": [
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 4 4 26 4 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "attitude, nature (of a person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtima-ny-noun-fj4NHOq6",
      "links": [
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈtí.ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mtima"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 3 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",
    "ny:Organs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "forgetting",
      "translation": "forgetting",
      "word": "kufá mtíma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tɪ́mà"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtíma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitíma",
      "links": [
        [
          "mitíma",
          "mitima"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mtíma",
        "2": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mtíma class 3 (plural mitíma class 4)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "core"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "core",
          "core"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soul"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intention"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "attitude, nature (of a person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈtí.ma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mtima"
}

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