"mzimizi" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /mziˈmi.zi/ Forms: azimizi [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) + -zima (“to be extinguished”) + -i (“agent noun suffix”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|m-|zima|-i|alt2=-zima|t1=Contracted class 1 noun prefix|t2=to be extinguished|t3=agent noun suffix}} m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) + -zima (“to be extinguished”) + -i (“agent noun suffix”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|mzimizi|1}} mzimizi class 1 (plural azimizi class 2)
  1. deceased Tags: class-1 Synonyms: womwalira, muwi
    Sense id: en-mzimizi-ny-noun-ImhwMZh1
  2. corpse, cadaver Tags: class-1 Synonyms: maliro, mtembo, wakufa
    Sense id: en-mzimizi-ny-noun-3ssu46qz Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms prefixed with m-, Chichewa terms suffixed with -i, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Death Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms prefixed with m-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -i: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Death: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ny",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "ny:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "t2": "to be extinguished",
        "t3": "agent noun suffix"
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      "name": "af"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) + -zima (“to be extinguished”) + -i (“agent noun suffix”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "azimizi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzimizi",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimizi class 1 (plural azimizi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceased"
      ],
      "id": "en-mzimizi-ny-noun-ImhwMZh1",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "womwalira"
        },
        {
          "word": "muwi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms prefixed with m-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -i",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ny:Death",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, cadaver"
      ],
      "id": "en-mzimizi-ny-noun-3ssu46qz",
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "cadaver",
          "cadaver"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "maliro"
        },
        {
          "word": "mtembo"
        },
        {
          "word": "wakufa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mziˈmi.zi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mzimizi"
}
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    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms prefixed with m-",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -i",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Death",
    "ny:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "m-",
        "3": "zima",
        "4": "-i",
        "alt2": "-zima",
        "t1": "Contracted class 1 noun prefix",
        "t2": "to be extinguished",
        "t3": "agent noun suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) + -zima (“to be extinguished”) + -i (“agent noun suffix”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) + -zima (“to be extinguished”) + -i (“agent noun suffix”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "azimizi",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzimizi",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimizi class 1 (plural azimizi class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceased"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "womwalira"
        },
        {
          "word": "muwi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, cadaver"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "cadaver",
          "cadaver"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "maliro"
        },
        {
          "word": "mtembo"
        },
        {
          "word": "wakufa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mziˈmi.zi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mzimizi"
}

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