kadziwayekha

Chichewa

Etymology

From ka- +‎ -dziŵa (“to know”) +‎ yekha (“on one's own”). Altogether, "one who knows on one's own" (i.e. to be the only person who knows something".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.d͡zi.aˈje.kʰa/

Noun

kadziŵayekha class 1a (plural akadziŵayekha class 2)

  1. someone who doesn't like to share information

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 180
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