"vina" meaning in Chichewa

See vina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈvi.na/ Forms: -vina [canonical], kuvína [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-bína. Cognate with Tumbuka vina and Yao ŵina. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-bína}} Proto-Bantu *-bína, {{cog|tum|vina}} Tumbuka vina, {{cog|yao|ŵina}} Yao ŵina Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuvína|head=-vina}} -vina (infinitive kuvína), {{ny-verb|vina}} -vina (infinitive kuvína)
  1. dance Derived forms: -vinira [applicative, verb], -vinitsa [causative, verb], -vinavina [verb], -vinika [stative, verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -vinanso [verb] Related terms: gule
    Sense id: en-vina-ny-verb-LDccKtpz Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-bína"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-bína",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "vina"
      },
      "expansion": "Tumbuka vina",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ŵina"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao ŵina",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-bína. Cognate with Tumbuka vina and Yao ŵina.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vina",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuvína",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuvína",
        "head": "-vina"
      },
      "expansion": "-vina (infinitive kuvína)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vina"
      },
      "expansion": "-vina (infinitive kuvína)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-vinira"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-vinitsa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-vinavina"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "stative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-vinika"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Repetitive",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-vinanso"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dance"
      ],
      "id": "en-vina-ny-verb-LDccKtpz",
      "links": [
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "gule"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vina"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-vinira"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-vinitsa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-vinavina"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-vinanso"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-vinika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-bína"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-bína",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "vina"
      },
      "expansion": "Tumbuka vina",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ŵina"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao ŵina",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-bína. Cognate with Tumbuka vina and Yao ŵina.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vina",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuvína",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuvína",
        "head": "-vina"
      },
      "expansion": "-vina (infinitive kuvína)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vina"
      },
      "expansion": "-vina (infinitive kuvína)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gule"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa verbs",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vina"
}

Download raw JSONL data for vina meaning in Chichewa (1.5kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Chichewa",
  "subsection": "verb",
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}

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