msandionekuda

Chichewa

Etymology

From m- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ -sa- (“not”) +‎ -ndi- (“me”) +‎ -one- (“see”) +‎ kuda (“black”). Literally "don't see me as black".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /msa.ⁿdi.o.neˈku.ɗa/

Noun

msandionekuda class 1 (plural asandionekuda class 2)

  1. a person who looks like they can't do much but is actually very capable.
    Synonym: nyonzwe

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 350
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