khaphwira

Chichewa

Etymology

Likely related to -khapwira (“to lap a liquid into the mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaˈpʷʰi.ɽa/

Verb

-khaphwira (infinitive kukháphwira)

  1. to swallow water, especially when one's drowning
  2. to swim

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -khaphwirira
    • Causative: -khaphwiritsa
    • Negative: -sakhaphwira
    • Reduplicative: -khaphwirakhaphwira
    • Repetitive: -khaphwiranso
  • Nominal derivations:
    • chikhaphwi (“water accidentally drunk when swimming”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 204
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