"pula" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpu.ɽa/ Forms: -pula [canonical], kupúla [infinitive]
Etymology: Cognate with Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”). Etymology templates: {{cog|yao|jipula|-jipula|to remove from the fire}} Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kupúla|head=-pula}} -pula (infinitive kupúla), {{ny-verb|pula}} -pula (infinitive kupúla)
  1. to take off an object from a fire Derived forms: -pulira [applicative, verb], -pulitsa [causative, verb], -pulidwa [passive, verb], -pulapula [verb], -puka [stative, verb] Derived forms (Negative): -sapula [verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): chipula (english: knife) Derived forms (Repetitive): -pulanso [verb]
    Sense id: en-pula-ny-verb-LjumezbI Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 32 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-jipula",
      "jipula#Yao_(Africa)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "jipula",
        "3": "-jipula",
        "4": "to remove from the fire"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pula",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupúla",
      "links": [
        [
          "kupúla",
          "kupula"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupúla",
        "head": "-pula"
      },
      "expansion": "-pula (infinitive kupúla)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pula"
      },
      "expansion": "-pula (infinitive kupúla)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 32 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pulira"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pulitsa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "passive",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pulidwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pulapula"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "stative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-puka"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-sapula"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Repetitive",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-pulanso"
        },
        {
          "english": "knife",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "translation": "knife",
          "word": "chipula"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take off an object from a fire"
      ],
      "id": "en-pula-ny-verb-LjumezbI",
      "links": [
        [
          "take off",
          "take off"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpu.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pula"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pulira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pulitsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sapula"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pulidwa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pulapula"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-pulanso"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-puka"
    },
    {
      "english": "knife",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "knife",
      "word": "chipula"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-jipula",
      "jipula#Yao_(Africa)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "jipula",
        "3": "-jipula",
        "4": "to remove from the fire"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao (Africa) -jipula (“to remove from the fire”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pula",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupúla",
      "links": [
        [
          "kupúla",
          "kupula"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kupúla",
        "head": "-pula"
      },
      "expansion": "-pula (infinitive kupúla)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pula"
      },
      "expansion": "-pula (infinitive kupúla)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa verbs",
        "Pages with 32 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take off an object from a fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take off",
          "take off"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpu.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pula"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pula meaning in Chichewa (1.6kB)

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

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