imbabala
English
Etymology
From a Bantu language
Noun
imbabala (plural imbabalas)
- A bushbuck, Tragelaphus sylvaticus, one of two species, ranging more into southern and eastern Africa than the other species, the harnessed bushbuck
Synonyms
- Cape bushbuck
Italian
Noun
imbabala (invariable)
- imbabala, Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)
- Synonym: tragelafo del Capo
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímbabalá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bàbàdá.
Noun
ímbábalá class 9 (plural tímbábalá class 10)
- bushbuck
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímbabalá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bàbàdá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥ǎ̤ɓaːlá]
Noun
ímbábalá class 9 (plural îimbábalá class 10)
- bushbuck
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímbabalá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bàbàdá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímbaɓaːlá/
Noun
ímbabalá class 9 (plural izímbabalá class 10)
- bushbuck
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbabala | izimbabala | ||
| Locative | embabaleni | ezimbabaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbabala | izimbabala | ||
| Simple form | mbabala | zimbabala | ||
| Locative | embabaleni | ezimbabaleni | ||
| Copulative | yimbabala | yizimbabala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wembabala | owembabala | wezimbabala | owezimbabala |
| Class 2 | bembabala | abembabala | bezimbabala | abezimbabala |
| Class 3 | wembabala | owembabala | wezimbabala | owezimbabala |
| Class 4 | yembabala | eyembabala | yezimbabala | eyezimbabala |
| Class 5 | lembabala | elembabala | lezimbabala | elezimbabala |
| Class 6 | embabala | awembabala | ezimbabala | awezimbabala |
| Class 7 | sembabala | esembabala | sezimbabala | esezimbabala |
| Class 8 | zembabala | ezembabala | zezimbabala | ezezimbabala |
| Class 9 | yembabala | eyembabala | yezimbabala | eyezimbabala |
| Class 10 | zembabala | ezembabala | zezimbabala | ezezimbabala |
| Class 11 | lwembabala | olwembabala | lwezimbabala | olwezimbabala |
| Class 14 | bembabala | obembabala | bezimbabala | obezimbabala |
| Class 15 | kwembabala | okwembabala | kwezimbabala | okwezimbabala |
| Class 17 | kwembabala | okwembabala | kwezimbabala | okwezimbabala |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓaɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaɓala (2.6.6.3)”