lupsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From -psa (“to burn, to be burnt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɽu.psʲa/

Noun

lupsa class 5

1. ashes of burnt grass or burnt bush

Derived terms

• chizima lupsa (“the rains between the dry season and the rainy season”)
• nkhúngulupsa (“burnt remnants on leaves and grass after a fire's been put out”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 272