mbeya

Chichewa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈᵐbe.ja/

Noun

mbeya class 9 (plural mbeya class 10)

1. side of a canoe

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 299

Swahili

Noun

mbeya class I (plural wabeya class II)

1. talebearer
2. gossiper

   Synonym: mdaku

Derived terms

• umbeya (“gossip”)