cholembera

Chichewa

Etymology

From cho- (“Class 7 verbal modifier prefix”) +‎ lembera (“for writing”). Literally means "thing for writing". Compare with Yao cakulembela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃo.ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/

Noun

cholembera class 7 (plural zolembera class 8)

1. writing material
2. tool for writing
   1. (by extension) pen, marker
   2. (by extension) typewriter
   3. (by extension) word processor

Derived terms

• cholembera ndi kampira (“ballpoint”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 105