madzi
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Cognate with Digo madzi, Luhya madzi, Sena madzi, Tumbuka maji, Maore Comorian maji, Matumbi maji, Mwani maji, Nyaturu maji, Swahili maji, Yao meesi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.d͡zí/
Noun
madzí class 6
- water
- 2011, Nathaniel Maxson, Chichewa for English Speakers, →ISBN, page 179:
- Madzi aku Zomba ndi abwino koposa ena onse aku Malaŵi kuno.
- The water in Zomba is better than all the other water here in Malaŵi.
Derived terms
- kumadzi (“pond, hide-out, overseas”)
- madzimadzi (“liquid”)
- nam'madzi (“lake-dweller”)
- namadzi (“noise made by children who are swimming”)
See also
- mpalanthete (“very clear water”)
- chikhaphwi (“water accidentally drunk when swimming”)
Digo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
Derived terms
- madzi ga kala (“low tide”)
- madzi ga kueza (“cleaning water”)
- madzi ga kugbwa<t:water which has been left to stand so the impurities have settled to the bottom
- madzi ga kuinjira (“high tide”)
- madzi ga kuodzala (“high tide”)
- madzi ga kutebuka (“muddied water”)
- madzi ga likosi (“water with a film of dirt on the surface”)
- madzi maru (“deep water”)
- madzi miru (“deep water”)
References
- Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 93
- Vicki Carstens and Michael Diercks, Parameterizing Case and Activity: Hyper-raising in Bantu
Kunda
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
Luhya
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
- water
- Sermons: Gospel of John In Luhya
- Kandi si nda mu manya: navutswa uyu wa ntuma kubatidza mu madzi, ya mbolera […]
- Sermons: Gospel of John In Luhya
Nyungwe
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
Sena
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
References
- J. Torrend, Grammatica do Chisena (1900), page 56