"psa" meaning in Chichewa

See psa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /psʲa/ Forms: -psa [canonical], kupsá [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kupsá|head=-psa}} -psa (infinitive kupsá), {{ny-verb|psa}} -psa (infinitive kupsá)
  1. to be ripe, to be mature
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-oFlHcaap Categories (other): Cooking, Hygiene Disambiguation of Cooking: 10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  2. to burn, to be burnt
    (by extension) to roast
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-TYUBwwhA Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking, Hygiene Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Cooking: 10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  3. to burn, to be burnt
    (by extension) to cook, to be cooked
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-iemvP~QA Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking, Hygiene Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Cooking: 10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  4. to burn, to be burnt
    (by extension) to cook, to be cooked
    (by extension) to be ready (of food)
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-0tt~rvav Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking, Hygiene Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Cooking: 10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  5. to have no money
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-WxjQPomQ Categories (other): Hygiene Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  6. to have no money
    (by extension) to be bankrupt
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-7tnyUaFB Categories (other): Hygiene Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  7. to be unclean, to be defiled
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-p5Ey9cgH Categories (other): Hygiene Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
  8. to be unclean, to be defiled
    to get dirty
    Sense id: en-psa-ny-verb-bS7a7KL7 Categories (other): Hygiene Disambiguation of Hygiene: 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -psera [applicative, verb], -psetsa [causative, verb], -psapsa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -sapsa [verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): lupsa (english: ashes)
Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 4 32 32 32 0 0 1 1
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    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ny",
      "name": "Fire",
      "orig": "ny:Fire",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psetsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psapsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sapsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "4 32 32 32 0 0 1 1",
      "english": "ashes",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "ashes",
      "word": "lupsa"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-psa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupsá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupsá",
        "head": "-psa"
      },
      "expansion": "-psa (infinitive kupsá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "psa"
      },
      "expansion": "-psa (infinitive kupsá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Cooking",
          "orig": "ny:Cooking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be ripe, to be mature"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-oFlHcaap",
      "links": [
        [
          "ripe",
          "ripe"
        ],
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Cooking",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to roast"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-TYUBwwhA",
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to roast"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Cooking",
          "orig": "ny:Cooking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to cook, to be cooked"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-iemvP~QA",
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "cooked",
          "cooked"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to cook, to be cooked"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 30 30 30 2 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 29 29 29 2 2 2 2 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 14 22 22 7 7 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Cooking",
          "orig": "ny:Cooking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to cook, to be cooked",
        "to be ready (of food)"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-0tt~rvav",
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "cooked",
          "cooked"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to cook, to be cooked",
        "(by extension) to be ready (of food)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have no money"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-WxjQPomQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have no money",
        "to be bankrupt"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-7tnyUaFB",
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "bankrupt",
          "bankrupt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to have no money",
        "(by extension) to be bankrupt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unclean, to be defiled"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-p5Ey9cgH",
      "links": [
        [
          "unclean",
          "unclean"
        ],
        [
          "defiled",
          "defiled"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Hygiene",
          "orig": "ny:Hygiene",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unclean, to be defiled",
        "to get dirty"
      ],
      "id": "en-psa-ny-verb-bS7a7KL7",
      "links": [
        [
          "unclean",
          "unclean"
        ],
        [
          "defiled",
          "defiled"
        ],
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/psʲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "psa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ny:Cooking",
    "ny:Fire",
    "ny:Hygiene"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psetsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sapsa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-psapsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "ashes",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "ashes",
      "word": "lupsa"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-psa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupsá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupsá",
        "head": "-psa"
      },
      "expansion": "-psa (infinitive kupsá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "psa"
      },
      "expansion": "-psa (infinitive kupsá)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be ripe, to be mature"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ripe",
          "ripe"
        ],
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to roast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to roast"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to cook, to be cooked"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "cooked",
          "cooked"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to cook, to be cooked"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "to cook, to be cooked",
        "to be ready (of food)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "burnt",
          "burnt"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "cooked",
          "cooked"
        ],
        [
          "ready",
          "ready"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to burn, to be burnt",
        "(by extension) to cook, to be cooked",
        "(by extension) to be ready (of food)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have no money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have no money",
        "to be bankrupt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "bankrupt",
          "bankrupt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to have no money",
        "(by extension) to be bankrupt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unclean, to be defiled"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unclean",
          "unclean"
        ],
        [
          "defiled",
          "defiled"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be unclean, to be defiled",
        "to get dirty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unclean",
          "unclean"
        ],
        [
          "defiled",
          "defiled"
        ],
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/psʲa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "psa"
}

Download raw JSONL data for psa meaning in Chichewa (2.4kB)

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  "path": [
    "psa"
  ],
  "section": "Chichewa",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "psa",
  "trace": ""
}

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