"ngalawa" meaning in Chichewa

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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

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

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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili galawa.",
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      "tags": [
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        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ngalawá",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Watercraft",
          "orig": "ny:Watercraft",
          "parents": [
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            "Vehicles",
            "Transport",
            "Machines",
            "All topics",
            "Technology",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaˈɽa.wá/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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        "class-9"
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    },
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    }
  ],
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        "Chichewa lemmas",
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        "Chichewa terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Swahili",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ny:Watercraft"
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