cholembera

Chichewa

Etymology

From cho- (“Class 7 verbal modifier prefix”) +‎ lembera (“for writing”). Literally means "thing for writing". Compare with Yao cakulembela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃo.ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/

Noun

cholembera class 7 (plural zolembera class 8)

  1. writing material
  2. tool for writing
    1. (by extension) pen, marker
    2. (by extension) typewriter
    3. (by extension) word processor

Derived terms

  • cholembera ndi kampira (“ballpoint”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 105
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