mbalang'amba

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka mlalang'amba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᵐba.ɽaˈŋa.ᵐba/

Noun

mbalang'amba class 9 (plural mbalang'amba class 10)

  1. galaxy
    Synonyms: chilimira, chipulausiku, gwalalanjovu, mlerang'amba, mdezung'amba
  2. the Milky Way
    Synonyms: chilimira, gwalalanjovu, mlerang'amba

Derived terms

  • chimbalang'amba
  • kambalang'amba
  • timbalang'amba
  • zimbalang'amba

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 297
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