"ndimba" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈⁿdi.ᵐbá/ Forms: ndimbá [canonical, class-9], ndimbá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Tumbuka ndimba (“the deep”). Etymology templates: {{cog|tum|ndimba||the deep}} Tumbuka ndimba (“the deep”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|ndimbá|9}} ndimbá class 9 (plural ndimbá class 10)
  1. deep place (e.g. in a lake or river)
    Sense id: en-ndimba-ny-noun-3xr4bzn1 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. deep place (e.g. in a lake or river)
    (by extension) abyss
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ndimba-ny-noun-J0hY8tgB Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chindimba, kandimba, tindimba, zindimba
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