chamuyaya

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka muyirayira (“everlasting”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.muˈja.ja/

Noun

chamuyaya class 7 (plural zamuyaya class 8)

  1. (religion, mythology, biology) immortality

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 40
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