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

• Nominal derivations:
  • chidyetsano (“money lending”)