"mwa" meaning in Tumbuka

See mwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -mwa [canonical], kumwa [infinitive]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*-ɲóa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa, {{inh+|tum|bnt-pro|*-ɲóa}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa Head templates: {{head|tum|verb|infinitive|kumwa|head=-mwa}} -mwa (infinitive kumwa), {{tum-verb|kumwa}} -mwa (infinitive kumwa)
  1. to drink Derived forms: -mweska (english: to cause to drink)
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