mtima
التعريفات والمعاني
== Chichewa ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mˈtí.ma/
=== Noun ===
mtíma class 3 (plural mitíma class 4)
heart
core
soul
mind
intention
chest
attitude, nature (of a person)
==== Derived terms ====
kufá mtíma (“forgetting”)
=== References ===
Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, pages 357-359
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
mtima class III (plural mitima class IV)
heart (organ)
Synonym: moyo
== Tumbuka ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà.
=== Noun ===
mtima class 3 (plural mitima class 4)
heart
== Yao (Africa) ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà. Cognate with Chichewa mtíma and Tumbuka mtima.
=== Noun ===
mtima class 3 (plural mitima)
heart
==== Derived terms ====
cimyulamtima (“beating of the heart on receiving a surprise”)