mdima

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jídɪ̀mà (“darkness - zone N”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɗi.ma/

Noun

mdima class 3 (plural midima class 4)

  1. darkness
  2. gloom
  3. murk
  4. Rhodesian holly (Psorospermum febrifugum)
  5. pink diospyros (Diospyros kirkii)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 306

Nyungwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jídɪ̀mà (“darkness - zone N”).

Noun

mdima class 3

  1. darkness

References

  • Wycliffe Bible Translation, ciNyungwe Bibliya, 2019

Sena

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jídɪ̀mà (“darkness - zone N”).

Noun

mdima class 3

  1. darkness

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, Sena - Kutoma 1:1, 1:2, 1:4

Tumbuka

Alternative forms

  • mdimwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jídɪ̀mà (“darkness - zone N”).

Noun

mdima class 3

  1. darkness

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 22
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