zizwa

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.zʷa/

Verb

-zizwa (infinitive kuzízwa)

  1. to be amazed
  2. to be astonished
  3. to be perplexed, to be puzzled
  4. to be curious
  5. to be agape

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -zizwira
    • Causative: -zizwitsa
    • Negative: -sazizwa

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 609

Tumbuka

Etymology

Suffixed with ziz +‎ -iw- (“passive suffix”). Chavula lists this verb as one of a few "lexicalised passive" verbs, as the verb's passivity is reflected in the translations below.

Verb

-zizwa (infinitive kuzizwa)

  1. to be surprised
  2. to be astonished
  3. to wonder

Derived terms

  • zizwiska (“to astonish”)

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 167
  • Jean Josephine Chavula, Verbal Derivation and Valency in Citumbuka - Lexicalised Passives, 2016
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