"mwalira" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /mʷaˈɽi.ɽa/ Forms: -mwalira [canonical], kumwálira [infinitive]
Etymology: Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika Etymology templates: {{cog|tog|mwarika|-mwarika}} Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kumwálira|head=-mwalira}} -mwalira (infinitive kumwálira), {{ny-verb|mwalira}} -mwalira (infinitive kumwálira)
  1. to die Synonyms: fa, -fa
    Sense id: en-mwalira-ny-verb-L2Mli9fq
  2. to pass away
    Sense id: en-mwalira-ny-verb-iwGIKGlg
  3. to depart this life
    Sense id: en-mwalira-ny-verb-~LiwC9ah
  4. to breathe one's last breath
    Sense id: en-mwalira-ny-verb-paeJoHjt Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 13 57 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 12 6 70 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 5 74 7
  5. to give up the ghost
    Sense id: en-mwalira-ny-verb-rg0C9-5-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0 0
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      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ny",
      "name": "Death",
      "orig": "ny:Death",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tog",
        "2": "mwarika",
        "3": "-mwarika"
      },
      "expansion": "Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mwalira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwálira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwálira",
        "head": "-mwalira"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwalira (infinitive kumwálira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwalira"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwalira (infinitive kumwálira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwalira-ny-verb-L2Mli9fq",
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-fa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pass away"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwalira-ny-verb-iwGIKGlg",
      "links": [
        [
          "pass away",
          "pass away"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to depart this life"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwalira-ny-verb-~LiwC9ah"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 13 13 57 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 12 6 70 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 5 74 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to breathe one's last breath"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwalira-ny-verb-paeJoHjt"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give up the ghost"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwalira-ny-verb-rg0C9-5-",
      "links": [
        [
          "give up the ghost",
          "give up the ghost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʷaˈɽi.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwalira"
}
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Death"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tog",
        "2": "mwarika",
        "3": "-mwarika"
      },
      "expansion": "Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) -mwarika",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-mwalira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwálira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwálira",
        "head": "-mwalira"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwalira (infinitive kumwálira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwalira"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwalira (infinitive kumwálira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-fa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pass away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pass away",
          "pass away"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to depart this life"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to breathe one's last breath"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give up the ghost"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give up the ghost",
          "give up the ghost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʷaˈɽi.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwalira"
}

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