"mwera" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmʷe.ɽa/ Forms: -mwera [canonical], kumwéra [infinitive]
Etymology: From mwa (“to drink”) + -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Compare with Swahili -nywea. Etymology templates: {{af|ny|mwa|-era|t1=to drink|t2=applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems}} mwa (“to drink”) + -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”), {{cog|sw|nywea|-nywea}} Swahili -nywea Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kumwéra|head=-mwera}} -mwera (infinitive kumwéra), {{ny-verb|mwera}} -mwera (infinitive kumwéra)
  1. Applicative form of -mwa
    to drink in
    Sense id: en-mwera-ny-verb-qEEvJRnP Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 43 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 13 13
  2. Applicative form of -mwa
    to drink with
    Sense id: en-mwera-ny-verb-RWa1ZfFu Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. Applicative form of -mwa
    to drink for someone or something.
    Sense id: en-mwera-ny-verb-xUAriHw- Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -mweramwera [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -samwera [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samwera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mweramwera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "mwa",
        "3": "-era",
        "t1": "to drink",
        "t2": "applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywea",
        "3": "-nywea"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -nywea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mwa (“to drink”) + -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Compare with Swahili -nywea.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mwera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwéra",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwéra",
        "head": "-mwera"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwera (infinitive kumwéra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwera"
      },
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      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 19 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink in"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink with"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwera-ny-verb-RWa1ZfFu",
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink for someone or something."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwera"
}
{
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-samwera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-mweramwera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "mwa",
        "3": "-era",
        "t1": "to drink",
        "t2": "applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems"
      },
      "expansion": "mwa (“to drink”) + -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywea",
        "3": "-nywea"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -nywea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mwa (“to drink”) + -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Compare with Swahili -nywea.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mwera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumwéra",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kumwéra",
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      },
      "expansion": "-mwera (infinitive kumwéra)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwera"
      },
      "expansion": "-mwera (infinitive kumwéra)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink in"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink with"
      ],
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          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
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          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
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    },
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        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -mwa",
        "to drink for someone or something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-mwa",
          "mwa#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʷe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwera"
}

Download raw JSONL data for mwera meaning in Chichewa (1.8kB)

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