madzi

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Cognate with Digo madzi, Luhya madzi, Sena madzi, Tumbuka maji, Maore Comorian maji, Matumbi maji, Mwani maji, Nyaturu maji, Swahili maji, Yao (Africa) meesi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.d͡zí/

Noun

madzí class 6

1. water
   • 2011, Nathaniel Maxson, Chichewa for English Speakers, →ISBN, page 179:

     Madzi aku Zomba ndi abwino koposa ena onse aku Malaŵi kuno.

     The water in Zomba is better than all the other water here in Malaŵi.

Derived terms

• kumadzi (“pond, hide-out, overseas”)
• madzimadzi (“liquid”)
• nam'madzi (“lake-dweller”)
• namadzi (“noise made by children who are swimming”)

See also

• mpalanthete (“very clear water”)
• chikhaphwi (“water accidentally drunk when swimming”)

Digo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

madzi class 6

1. water

Derived terms

• madzi ga kala (“low tide”)
• madzi ga kueza (“cleaning water”)
• madzi ga kugbwa (“water which has been left to stand so the impurities have settled to the bottom”)
• madzi ga kuinjira (“high tide”)
• madzi ga kuodzala (“high tide”)
• madzi ga kutebuka (“muddied water”)
• madzi ga likosi (“water with a film of dirt on the surface”)
• madzi maru (“deep water”)
• madzi miru (“deep water”)

References

• Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 93
• Vicki Carstens and Michael Diercks, Parameterizing Case and Activity: Hyper-raising in Bantu

Kunda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

madzi class 6

1. water

Luhya

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

madzi class 6

1. water
   • Sermons: Gospel of John In Luhya

     Kandi si nda mu manya: navutswa uyu wa ntuma kubatidza mu madzi, ya mbolera […]

Nyungwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

madzi class 6

1. water

Sena

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

madzi class 6

1. water

References

• J. Torrend, Grammatica do Chisena (1900), page 56