gulitsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From gula (“to buy”) +‎ -itsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is "u"”). Cognate with Tumbuka -guliska (“to sell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈɽi.t͡sa/

Verb

-gulitsa (infinitive kugúlitsa)

  1. Causative form of -gula
    1. to sell (lit. to cause to buy)

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -gulitsira
    • Passive: -gulitsidwa
    • Reduplicative: -gulitsagulitsa
    • Repetitive: -gulitsanso
    • Stative: -gulitsika
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