mpha

Chichewa

Etymology

From m- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ pha (“kill”). Thus, "person that kills".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐpʰa/

Noun

mpha class 1 (plural apha class 2)

1. killer

   Synonym: wakupha

Derived terms

• mphadzanzi (“sex”)
• mphalinyetsi (“antifungal medicine”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 340