"tseka" meaning in Chichewa

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Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡se.ka/ Forms: -tseka [canonical], kutséka [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kutséka|head=-tseka}} -tseka (infinitive kutséka), {{ny-verb|tseka}} -tseka (infinitive kutséka)
  1. to close, to shut Derived forms (Nominal derivations): chitseko (english: door)
    Sense id: en-tseka-ny-verb-VTbuNM3i Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 69 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 100 0 0
  2. to lock
    Sense id: en-tseka-ny-verb-2OdIJvdo
  3. to bar, to block, to obstruct
    Sense id: en-tseka-ny-verb-GFNNFiB4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -tsekera [applicative, verb], -tsegula [conversive, verb], -tsekedwa [passive, verb], -tsekeka [stative, verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -tsekanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0 0
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "conversive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsegula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekedwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekeka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekanso"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-tseka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutséka",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kutséka",
        "head": "-tseka"
      },
      "expansion": "-tseka (infinitive kutséka)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tseka"
      },
      "expansion": "-tseka (infinitive kutséka)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "69 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 29 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 29 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "english": "door",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "chitseko"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to close, to shut"
      ],
      "id": "en-tseka-ny-verb-VTbuNM3i",
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lock"
      ],
      "id": "en-tseka-ny-verb-2OdIJvdo",
      "links": [
        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bar, to block, to obstruct"
      ],
      "id": "en-tseka-ny-verb-GFNNFiB4",
      "links": [
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ],
        [
          "obstruct",
          "obstruct"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡se.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tseka"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekera"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "conversive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsegula"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekedwa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekanso"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-tsekeka"
    },
    {
      "english": "door",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "chitseko"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-tseka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutséka",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kutséka",
        "head": "-tseka"
      },
      "expansion": "-tseka (infinitive kutséka)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tseka"
      },
      "expansion": "-tseka (infinitive kutséka)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to close, to shut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lock",
          "lock"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bar, to block, to obstruct"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ],
        [
          "obstruct",
          "obstruct"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡se.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tseka"
}

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