nkhalamanja

Chichewa

Etymology

Potentially from n- (“Class 9 noun prefix”) +‎ khala (“to be”) +‎ manja (“hands”). Literally, "object that is in the hands".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᵑkʰa.ɽaˈma.ⁿd͡ʒa/

Noun

nkhalamanja class 9 (plural nkhalamanja class 10)

  1. dagger
    Synonyms: gandalanga, chambaleza, kandalanga

Derived terms

  • chinkhalamanja
  • kankhalamanja
  • tinkhalamanja
  • zinkhalamanja

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 405
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