limira

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀mɪda (“applicative of *-dɪ̀ma”). By surface analysis, -lima (“to cultivate”) +‎ -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is 'a', 'i' or 'u'”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɽiˈmi.ɽa/

Verb

-limira (infinitive kulímira)

  1. Applicative form of -lima
    1. to farm for someone or something.

Derived terms

Adjective

-limira

  1. for farming

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 262
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