utshwala
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /útʃwaːlá/
Noun
útshwalá class 14
- alcohol
- traditional beer
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | utshwala | — | ||
| Locative | etshwaleni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | utshwala | — | ||
| Simple form | tshwala | — | ||
| Locative | etshwaleni | — | ||
| Copulative | ngutshwala | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wotshwala | owotshwala | — | — |
| Class 2 | botshwala | abotshwala | — | — |
| Class 3 | wotshwala | owotshwala | — | — |
| Class 4 | yotshwala | eyotshwala | — | — |
| Class 5 | lotshwala | elotshwala | — | — |
| Class 6 | otshwala | awotshwala | — | — |
| Class 7 | sotshwala | esotshwala | — | — |
| Class 8 | zotshwala | ezotshwala | — | — |
| Class 9 | yotshwala | eyotshwala | — | — |
| Class 10 | zotshwala | ezotshwala | — | — |
| Class 11 | lotshwala | olotshwala | — | — |
| Class 14 | botshwala | obotshwala | — | — |
| Class 15 | kotshwala | okotshwala | — | — |
| Class 17 | kotshwala | okotshwala | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ala (2.6.3)”