pangira
Chichewa
Etymology
From panga (“to make”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the final letter of the stem is 'a'”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈᵑɡi.ɽa/
Verb
-pangira (infinitive kupángira)
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Negative: -sapangira
- Reduplicative: -pangirapangira
References
- Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, pages 448-449
Tumbuka
Etymology
From panga (“to make”) + -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the final letter of the stem is 'a'”).
Verb
-pangira (infinitive kupangira)
- applicative of -panga
- to make for someone or something
- 2017, Eyobi Kitaw, translated by Cecilia Mwalwayo and Mervis Kamanga, Abel na mwanchi wamdumbu wakhe:
- Iye wakajipangira gireta.
- He made a cart for himself
- to make for someone or something