badwa
Chichewa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Synchronically, the passive form of -bala (“to bear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]-badwa (infinitive kubádwa)
- to be born
- (of people or objects) to be well constructed, to be strong or attractive (used only in past tenses, but with present meaning)
Derived terms
[edit]- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -badwira