punsira

Chichewa

Etymology

From -punsa (“to teach”) +‎ -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is "u"”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈⁿsi.ɽa/

Verb

-punsira (infinitive kupúnsira)

  1. Applicative form of -punsa
    1. to learn

Descendants

  • Chichewa: -phunzira

References

  • Rev. John Rebman (1877), Dictionary of the Kiniassa Language‎[1], Church Missionary Society, page 153
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