thawa

See also: Thawa

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ́aba (“to run away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰa.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/

Verb

-thaŵa (infinitive kutháŵa)

  1. to run away from
  2. to escape from
  3. to abscond
  4. to desert
  5. to flee from

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -thawira
    • Causative: -thawitsa
    • Negative: -sathawa
    • Reduplicative: -thawathawa
    • Repetitive: -thawanso

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 520

Nemi

Alternative forms

Verb

thawa

  1. (East Coast) to carry on the back

References

  • André-Georges Haudricourt et Françoise Ozanne-Rivière, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije - fwâi - nemi - jawe, Lacito - Documents, Asie-Austronésie 4, SELAF no. 212, Peeters, 1982
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