thandiza

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From -thanda (“to depend on”) +‎ -iza (“transitive suffix/alternative causative suffix”). Translates as "to make one dependent on something". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʰaˈⁿdi.za/ === Verb === -thandiza (infinitive kuthándiza) (ambitransitive) to help, to assist, to aid (by extension) to support (by extension) to provide (by extension) to sustain (by extension) to contribute (by extension) to enable to be constructive to be meaningful to be good-natured to be vital ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -thandizira Negative: -sathandiza Reciprocal: -thandizana Reduplicative: -thandizathandiza Repetitive: -thandizanso Nominal derivations: mthandizi (“helper”) thandizo (“help, aid, relief”) === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 519