kongoletsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From kongola (“to be beautiful”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.ᵑɡoˈɽe.t͡sa/

Verb

-kongoletsa (infinitive kukóngoletsa)

  1. Causative form of -kongola
    1. to beautify, to make beautiful

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -kongoletsera
    • Negative: -sakongoletsa
    • Passive: -kongoletsedwa
    • Repetitive: -kongoletsanso
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