ngulung'unya in Chichewa

IPA: /ᵑɡu.ɽuˈŋu.ɲa/ Forms: -ngulung'unya [canonical], kungúlung'unya [infinitive] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Cognate with Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”) Etymology templates: {{cog|yao|ng'ulung'unda|-ng'ulung'unda|to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots}} Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kungúlung'unya|head=-ngulung'unya}} -ngulung'unya (infinitive kungúlung'unya), {{ny-verb|ngulung'unya}} -ngulung'unya (infinitive kungúlung'unya)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ng'ulung'unda",
        "3": "-ng'ulung'unda",
        "4": "to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ngulung'unya",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kungúlung'unya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kungúlung'unya",
        "head": "-ngulung'unya"
      },
      "expansion": "-ngulung'unya (infinitive kungúlung'unya)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngulung'unya"
      },
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      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shave all the hair from one's head."
      ],
      "id": "en-ngulung'unya-ny-verb-eobfk2mC",
      "links": [
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡu.ɽuˈŋu.ɲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngulung'unya"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ng'ulung'unda",
        "3": "-ng'ulung'unda",
        "4": "to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao -ng'ulung'unda (“to scrape off food remants that has stuck to the side of pots”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ngulung'unya",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kungúlung'unya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kungúlung'unya",
        "head": "-ngulung'unya"
      },
      "expansion": "-ngulung'unya (infinitive kungúlung'unya)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngulung'unya"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shave all the hair from one's head."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡu.ɽuˈŋu.ɲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngulung'unya"
}

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"ngulung'unya" meaning in Chichewa

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