"njala" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈⁿd͡ʒa.ɽa/ Forms: njala [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njàdà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*njàdà}} Proto-Bantu *njàdà Head templates: {{ny-noun|njala|9}} njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)
  1. hunger Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-njala-ny-noun-W6uk-5QV Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. famine Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-njala-ny-noun-G8Dp3y8i
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*njàdà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *njàdà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "njala",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "njala",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hunger"
      ],
      "id": "en-njala-ny-noun-W6uk-5QV",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "famine"
      ],
      "id": "en-njala-ny-noun-G8Dp3y8i",
      "links": [
        [
          "famine",
          "famine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈⁿd͡ʒa.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "njala"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa class 9 nouns",
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*njàdà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *njàdà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "njala",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "njala",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hunger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "famine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "famine",
          "famine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈⁿd͡ʒa.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "njala"
}

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