phetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From pha (“to kill”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰe.t͡sa/

Verb

-phetsa (infinitive kuphétsa)

  1. Causative form of -pha
    1. to cause to kill
    2. to kill, to take life

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -phetsera
    • Negative: -saphetsa
    • Reduplicative: -phetsaphetsa
    • Repetitive: -phetsanso

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰe.t͡sá/

Verb

-phetsá (infinitive kuphétsá)

  1. Intensive form of -pha
    1. to kill a lot
    2. to slaughter

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -phetsera
    • Causative: -phetsetsa
    • Negative: -saphetsa
  • Nominal derivations:
    • chiphetsa (“very beautiful lady”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 459
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