"pita" meaning in Chichewa

See pita in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpi.ta/ Forms: -pita [canonical], kupíta [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-píta. Cognate with Swahili -pita. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-píta}} Proto-Bantu *-píta, {{cog|sw|pita|-pita}} Swahili -pita Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kupíta|head=-pita}} -pita (infinitive kupíta), {{ny-verb|pita}} -pita (infinitive kupíta)
  1. to go Synonyms: vaya Derived forms: -pitira [applicative, verb], -pititsa [causative, verb], -pitapita [verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): wopita (english: goer) Derived forms (Repetitive): -pitanso [verb]
    Sense id: en-pita-ny-verb-gNM9bcDR Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 26 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-píta"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-píta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pita",
        "3": "-pita"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -pita",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-píta. Cognate with Swahili -pita.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pita",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupíta",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupíta",
        "head": "-pita"
      },
      "expansion": "-pita (infinitive kupíta)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pita"
      },
      "expansion": "-pita (infinitive kupíta)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 26 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pitira"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pititsa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pitapita"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Repetitive",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pitanso"
        },
        {
          "english": "goer",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "wopita"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go"
      ],
      "id": "en-pita-ny-verb-gNM9bcDR",
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaya"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pita"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 26 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pitira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pititsa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pitapita"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pitanso"
    },
    {
      "english": "goer",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "wopita"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-píta"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-píta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pita",
        "3": "-pita"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -pita",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-píta. Cognate with Swahili -pita.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pita",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupíta",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupíta",
        "head": "-pita"
      },
      "expansion": "-pita (infinitive kupíta)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pita"
      },
      "expansion": "-pita (infinitive kupíta)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa verbs",
        "Pages with 26 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaya"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pita"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pita meaning in Chichewa (1.5kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: Reduplicative: -pitapita desc=Reduplicative rest=-pitapita cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=False e2=False",
  "path": [
    "pita"
  ],
  "section": "Chichewa",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "pita",
  "trace": ""
}

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