amala
See also: Amala, amalá, amalà, and amala-
English
Etymology
From Yoruba amala
Noun
amala (uncountable)
- A thick paste made from yam skin, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine
- 2002 September 20, Steve Dolinsky, “All Over the Map”, in Chicago Reader:
- The amala, or fermented yam, is an acquired taste, arriving in a grayish steamed mound, wrapped in plastic; it's neither sweet nor sour.
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Translations
thick paste made from yam skin
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See also
Asturian
Verb
amala
- third-person singular present indicative of amalar
- second-person singular imperative of amalar
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ámála, from Proto-Bantu *màdà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amáːla/
Noun
amála class 6
- hollowness in the stomach due to hunger
Inflection
| Class 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amala | ||
| Locative | — | emaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amala | ||
| Simple form | — | mala | ||
| Locative | — | emaleni | ||
| Copulative | — | ngamala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | — | — | wamala | owamala |
| Class 2 | — | — | bamala | abamala |
| Class 3 | — | — | wamala | owamala |
| Class 4 | — | — | yamala | eyamala |
| Class 5 | — | — | lamala | elamala |
| Class 6 | — | — | amala | awamala |
| Class 7 | — | — | samala | esamala |
| Class 8 | — | — | zamala | ezamala |
| Class 9 | — | — | yamala | eyamala |
| Class 10 | — | — | zamala | ezamala |
| Class 11 | — | — | lwamala | olwamala |
| Class 14 | — | — | bamala | obamala |
| Class 15 | — | — | kwamala | okwamala |
| Class 17 | — | — | kwamala | okwamala |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-la”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-la (6.3.9)”