zizira
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Chichewa
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dìdida ("to become cold/to shiver - region N").
Pronunciation
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]-zizira (infinitive kuzízira )
- to be cold
- to be chilly
- to freeze
- to be cool
- to be alert
- to lack savour
- to be insipid
- to be lazy or soft or feeble
- to be calm
- to be cheap (prices)
Derived terms
[edit ]- Verbal derivations :
- Applicative: -zizirira
- Causative: -ziziritsa
- Negative: -sazizira
- Reduplicative: -zizirazizira
- Other formations: -zizidwa ("to be cold")
References
[edit ]- Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1] , Oxford University Press, page 609
Tumbuka
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dìdida ("to become cold/to shiver - region N")
Verb
[edit ]-zizira (infinitive kuzizira )
- to be cold
Derived terms
[edit ]- zi-zi-zi-zi ("numb with cold")
References
[edit ]- William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[2] , Central Africana Limited, page 167
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