pozizira

Chichewa

Etymology

From po- (“Class 16 verbal modifier prefix, contraction of "paku-"”) +‎ zizira (“to be cold”). Altogether, a contraction of "pakuzizira", meaning "associated with at a cold place".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.ziˈzi.ɽa/

Noun

pozizira class 16

  1. cold place

Derived terms

  • -sunga pozizira (“to keep cool”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 473
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