dyetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From dya (“to eat”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic verbs”). Cognate with Tumbuka -lyeska (“to feed”), Nyole (Uganda) -liisa (“to feed”), Swahili -lisha (“to feed”) and Yao -liisya (“to feed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɗʲe.t͡sa/

Verb

-dyetsa (infinitive kudyétsa)

  1. Causative form of -dya
    to feed

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -dyetsera
    • Causative: -dyetsetsa
    • Negative: -sadyetsa
    • Passive: -dyetsedwa
    • Reduplicative: -dyetsadyetsa
    • Repetitive: -dyetsanso
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