chiphadzuwa

Chichewa

Etymology

From chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) +‎ -pha (“to kill”) +‎ dzuŵa (“the Sun”). Literally "sun-killer".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.pʰaˈd͡zu.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/

Noun

chiphadzuŵa class 7 (plural ziphadzuŵa class 8)

  1. beautiful girl, pretty girl
  2. beautiful lady
  3. pageant queen

Derived terms

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 79
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