fetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From fa (“to die”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Cognate with Swahili -fisha (“to murder”) and Zulu -físa (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe.t͡sa/

Verb

-fetsa (infinitive kufétsa)

  1. Causative form of -fa
    1. to cause to die
      1. (by extension) to put to death
    2. (intensive) to die in great numbers
    3. to lose a person by death (e.g. "how many children have you lost?")
  2. to sow

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Negative: -safetsa
    • Reduplicative: -fetsafetsa
    • Repetitive: -fetsanso

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 139
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