chikhaphwi

Chichewa

FWOTD – 11 September 2025

Etymology

From -khaphwira (“to swallow water when one's drowning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈkʰa.pʷʰi/

Noun

chikhaphwi class 7 (plural zikhaphwi class 8)

  1. water which is accidentally drunk when swimming

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 58,
  • Centre for Language Studies, Mtanthauziramawu wa Chinyanja
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