"chipa" meaning in Shona

See chipa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -chipa [canonical], kuchipa [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from a Nguni language (compare Northern Ndebele -tshipa), from English cheap. Etymology templates: {{bor|sn|bnt-ngu}} Nguni, {{cog|nd|tshipa|-tshipa}} Northern Ndebele -tshipa, {{der|sn|en|cheap}} English cheap Head templates: {{head|sn|verb|infinitive|kuchipa|head=-chipa}} -chipa (infinitive kuchipa), {{sn-verb|L}} -chipa (infinitive kuchipa)
  1. be cheap, be inexpensive
    Sense id: en-chipa-sn-verb-2eCXRjly Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 15 1 1 16 0 12 20 1 14 0 0 0
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "-chipa (infinitive kuchipa)",
      "name": "sn-verb"
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  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dhura"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "be cheap, be inexpensive"
      ],
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        [
          "inexpensive",
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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        }
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        "Shona verbs"
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        "be cheap, be inexpensive"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "inexpensive",
          "inexpensive"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chipa"
}

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