"pitira" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /piˈti.ɽa/ Forms: -pitira [canonical], kupítira [infinitive]
Etymology: From pita (“to go”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'”). Cognate with Swahili pitia. Etymology templates: {{af|ny|pita|-ira|t1=to go|t2=applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'}} pita (“to go”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'”), {{cog|sw|pitia}} Swahili pitia Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kupítira|head=-pitira}} -pitira (infinitive kupítira), {{ny-verb|pitira}} -pitira (infinitive kupítira)
  1. Applicative form of -pita
    to go on someone's behalf.
    Sense id: en-pitira-ny-verb-fnYY08NI Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Applicative form of -pita
    to go for something.
    Sense id: en-pitira-ny-verb-BQvS-RlD Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Reciprocal): -pitirana [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Reciprocal': 50 50
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "sense": "Reciprocal",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pitirana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "pita",
        "3": "-ira",
        "t1": "to go",
        "t2": "applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pitia"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili pitia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pita (“to go”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'”). Cognate with Swahili pitia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pitira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupítira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupítira",
        "head": "-pitira"
      },
      "expansion": "-pitira (infinitive kupítira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pitira"
      },
      "expansion": "-pitira (infinitive kupítira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -pita",
        "to go on someone's behalf."
      ],
      "id": "en-pitira-ny-verb-fnYY08NI",
      "links": [
        [
          "-pita",
          "pita#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -pita",
        "to go for something."
      ],
      "id": "en-pitira-ny-verb-BQvS-RlD",
      "links": [
        [
          "-pita",
          "pita#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈti.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pitira"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -ira",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Reciprocal",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pitirana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "pita",
        "3": "-ira",
        "t1": "to go",
        "t2": "applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'"
      },
      "expansion": "pita (“to go”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pitia"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili pitia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From pita (“to go”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stme is either 'a', 'i' or 'u'”). Cognate with Swahili pitia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pitira",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupítira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupítira",
        "head": "-pitira"
      },
      "expansion": "-pitira (infinitive kupítira)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pitira"
      },
      "expansion": "-pitira (infinitive kupítira)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -pita",
        "to go on someone's behalf."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-pita",
          "pita#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -pita",
        "to go for something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-pita",
          "pita#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈti.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pitira"
}

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