"samwetsa" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /saˈmʷe.t͡sa/ Forms: -samwetsa [canonical], kusamwétsa [infinitive]
Etymology: From -sa- (“negative infix”) + -mwetsa (“to cause to drink”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|-sa-|mwetsa|alt2=-mwetsa|t1=negative infix|t2=to cause to drink}} -sa- (“negative infix”) + -mwetsa (“to cause to drink”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kusamwétsa|head=-samwetsa}} -samwetsa (infinitive kusamwétsa)
  1. Negative form of -mwetsa. Tags: form-of, negative Form of: -mwetsa
    Sense id: en-samwetsa-ny-verb-JcmYmJR4 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms interfixed with -sa-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms interfixed with -sa-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. Negative form of -mwetsa.
    to not cause to drink.
    Sense id: en-samwetsa-ny-verb-bBg~WzWo Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms interfixed with -sa-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms interfixed with -sa-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
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