"mvula" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈᶬvú.ɽa/ Forms: mvúla [canonical, class-9], mvúla [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. Etymology templates: {{der|ny|bnt-pro|*mbúdà}} Proto-Bantu *mbúdà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mvúla|9}} mvúla class 9 (plural mvúla class 10)
  1. rain
    Sense id: en-mvula-ny-noun-MZtExXCk
  2. rainy season Categories (topical): Seasons
    Sense id: en-mvula-ny-noun-U4XoRthL Disambiguation of Seasons: 4 92 4 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 1 98 1 Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 98 1
  3. (figuratively) a year of one's life Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mvula-ny-noun-xO6-AcHW

Download JSON data for mvula meaning in Chichewa (1.5kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúdà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúdà",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.",
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    {
      "form": "mvúla",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mvúla",
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        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mvúla",
        "2": "9"
      },
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      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "rain"
      ],
      "id": "en-mvula-ny-noun-MZtExXCk",
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "1 98 1",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "1 98 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 92 4",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Seasons",
          "orig": "ny:Seasons",
          "parents": [
            "Nature",
            "Periodic occurrences",
            "All topics",
            "Time",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rainy season"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "rainy season",
          "rainy season"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a year of one's life"
      ],
      "id": "en-mvula-ny-noun-xO6-AcHW",
      "links": [
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a year of one's life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᶬvú.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mvula"
}
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    "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 with IPA pronunciation",
    "ny:Seasons"
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "mvúla",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mvúla",
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        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "rain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rainy season"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rainy season",
          "rainy season"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a year of one's life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "year",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a year of one's life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᶬvú.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mvula"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chichewa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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