pangira

Chichewa

Etymology

From panga (“to make”) +‎ -ira (“applicative suffix for verbs where the final letter of the stem is 'a', 'i' or 'o'”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈᵑɡi.ɽa/

Verb

-pangira (infinitive kupángira)

  1. Applicative form of -panga
    1. to make for someone or something
    2. to be made from
  2. to counsel, to advise

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Negative: -sapangira
    • Reduplicative: -pangirapangira

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, pages 448-449
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