nyobwa in Rwanda-Rundi

Forms: -nyôbwa [canonical], kunyôbwa [infinitive], -nyôwe [perfective] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Cognate with Swahili -nywewa (“to be drunk”) and Chichewa -mwedwa (“to be drunk”). Etymology templates: {{cog|sw|nywewa|-nywewa|to be drunk}} Swahili -nywewa (“to be drunk”), {{cog|ny|mwedwa|-mwedwa|to be drunk}} Chichewa -mwedwa (“to be drunk”) Head templates: {{rw-verb|nyôbwa|nyôwe}} -nyôbwa (infinitive kunyôbwa, perfective -nyôwe)

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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywewa",
        "3": "-nywewa",
        "4": "to be drunk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "mwedwa",
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        "4": "to be drunk"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Swahili -nywewa (“to be drunk”) and Chichewa -mwedwa (“to be drunk”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nyôbwa",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "links": [
        [
          "kunyôbwa",
          "kunyobwa"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "-nyôwe",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "name": "rw-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "beverage",
          "translation": "beverage",
          "word": "ikinyobwa"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "be drunk",
          "word": "-nywa"
        }
      ],
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        "Passive form of -nywa: be drunk"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyobwa-rw-verb-pN7rvVU5",
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          "drunk",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyobwa"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "beverage",
      "translation": "beverage",
      "word": "ikinyobwa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nywewa",
        "3": "-nywewa",
        "4": "to be drunk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "mwedwa",
        "3": "-mwedwa",
        "4": "to be drunk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Swahili -nywewa (“to be drunk”) and Chichewa -mwedwa (“to be drunk”).",
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      "form": "-nyôbwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "kunyôbwa",
      "links": [
        [
          "kunyôbwa",
          "kunyobwa"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-nyôwe",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyôbwa",
        "2": "nyôwe"
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      "expansion": "-nyôbwa (infinitive kunyôbwa, perfective -nyôwe)",
      "name": "rw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Rwanda-Rundi lemmas",
        "Rwanda-Rundi verbs"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "be drunk",
          "word": "-nywa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -nywa: be drunk"
      ],
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          "drunk"
        ]
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        "passive"
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  "word": "nyobwa"
}

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"nyobwa" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

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