wothamanga

Chichewa

Etymology

From wo- (“Class 1 verbal modifier, contraction of "waku-"”) +‎ thamanga (“to run”). Altogether, a contraction of "wakuthamanga", meaning "the one associated with running".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wo.tʰaˈma.ᵑɡa/

Noun

wothamanga class 1 (plural othamanga class 2)

  1. runner
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