zimitsa

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From -zima (“to be extinguished”) +‎ -itsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'i'”). Cognate with Ndonga dhimitha (“to extinguish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ziˈmi.t͡sa/ === Verb === -zimitsa (infinitive kuzímitsa) Causative form of -zima to blow out to extinguish to put out to quench ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -zimitsira Negative: -sazimitsa Other formations: -zimitsa moto (“to solve a conflict; to sleep with a late husband's brother or someone else”) === See also === -fofolola (“to extinguish fire with water”) === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 607