"mwana" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʷa.ná/ Forms: mwaná [canonical, class-1], aná [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mwaná|1}} mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)
  1. child Categories (topical): People Derived forms: kamwana Related terms: ubwana
    Sense id: en-mwana-ny-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mwana meaning in Chichewa (1.0kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aná",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwaná",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ny:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kamwana"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwana-ny-noun-3cnmaRlC",
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ubwana"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷa.ná/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kamwana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aná",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwaná",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ubwana"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa class 1 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",
        "ny:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷa.ná/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

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