chilimira

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɽiˈmi.ɽa/

Etymology 1

From chi- (“Class 7 noun prefix”) +‎ limira (“to farm for”). Thus, "object that farms for" or "object for farming". Thus, a fishing net can be seen as "farming for fish".

Noun

chilimira class 7 (plural zilimira class 8)

  1. a big fishing net for catching fish

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dɪ̀mɪ̀dà (“the Pleiades”).

Noun

chilimira class 7 (plural zilimira class 8)

  1. galaxy
    Synonyms: chipulausiku, gwalalanjovu, mbalang'amba, mlerang'amba, mdezung'amba
  2. the Milky Way
    Synonyms: gwalalanjovu, mlerang'amba, mbalang'amba
  3. a fog-like line of stars visible in the night sky

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 66
  • Centre for Language Studies, Mtanthauziramawu wa Chinyanja
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