gonetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From gona (“to sleep”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is 'o'”). Cognate with Tumbuka -goneska (“to cause to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈne.t͡sa/

Verb

-gonetsa (infinitive kugónetsa)

1. Causative form of -gona
   1. to put to sleep

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Negative: -sagonetsa
  • Repetitive: -gonetsanso