chowuka

Chichewa

Etymology

From cho- (“Class 7 verbal modifier prefix”) +‎ -wuka (“to resurrect”), meaning "the resurrected thing". Compare with the etymology of Tumbuka mzguki (“ghost”) which means "the resurrected person".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈwu.ka/

Noun

chowuka class 7 (plural zowuka class 8)

  1. ghost (spirit of a dead person)
    Synonyms: mzímu, mzukwa, chiŵanda, chidude, chipukupuku

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 112
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