"ngalawa" meaning in Chichewa

See ngalawa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡaˈɽa.wá/ Forms: ngalawá [canonical, class-9], ngalawá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili galawa. Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sw|galawa}} Swahili galawa Head templates: {{ny-noun|ngalawá|9}} ngalawá class 9 (plural ngalawá class 10)
  1. boat Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-ngalawa-ny-noun-Jc20bY0h Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "galawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili galawa",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili galawa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ngalawá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngalawá",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngalawá",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "ngalawá class 9 (plural ngalawá class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Watercraft",
          "orig": "ny:Watercraft",
          "parents": [
            "Nautical",
            "Vehicles",
            "Transport",
            "Machines",
            "All topics",
            "Technology",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boat"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngalawa-ny-noun-Jc20bY0h",
      "links": [
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaˈɽa.wá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngalawa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "galawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili galawa",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili galawa.",
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    {
      "form": "ngalawá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngalawá",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngalawá",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "ngalawá class 9 (plural ngalawá class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
        "Chichewa terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ny:Watercraft"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaˈɽa.wá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngalawa"
}

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