imbabala

English

Etymology

From a Bantu language.

Noun

imbabala (plural imbabalas)

  1. A bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus), one of two species, ranging more into southern and eastern Africa than the other species, the harnessed bushbuck

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

imbabala f (invariable)

  1. imbabala, Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)

Swazi

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Noun

ímbabâlá class 9 (plural tímbabâlá class 10)

  1. bushbuck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá]

Noun

ímbabâlá class 9 (plural íimbabâlá class 10)

  1. bushbuck

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ímbaɓaːlá/

Noun

ímbabalá class 9 (plural izímbabalá class 10)

  1. bushbuck

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embabaleni)
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

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