phetsa

Chichewa

Etymology

From pha (“to kill”) +‎ -etsa (“causative suffix for monosyllabic stems”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰe.t͡sa/

Verb

-phetsa (infinitive kuphétsa)

1. Causative form of -pha
   1. to cause to kill
   2. to kill, to take life

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -phetsera
  • Negative: -saphetsa
  • Reduplicative: -phetsaphetsa
  • Repetitive: -phetsanso

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰe.t͡sá/

Verb

-phetsá (infinitive kuphétsá)

1. Intensive form of -pha
   1. to kill a lot
   2. to slaughter

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -phetsera
  • Causative: -phetsetsa
  • Negative: -saphetsa

• Nominal derivations:
  • chiphetsa (“very beautiful lady”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 459