badwa
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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