ugali

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili ugali.

Noun

ugali (uncountable)

1. African cornmeal porridge
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 256:

     Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.

Translations

maize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge

• Afrikaans: mieliepap
• Kikuyu: ngima
• Rwanda-Rundi: ubugari
• Shona: sadza
• Swahili: ugali (sw)
• Tsonga: vuswa
• Zulu: uphuthu

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɡaliʔ/, [ʔuˈɡa.l̪iʔ]
• Hyphenation: u‧ga‧li

Noun

ugalì (Basahan spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)

1. character
2. personality

   Synonym: personalidad

3. custom, habit

   Synonyms: kostumbre, gawi-gawi

4. tradition

   Synonym: tradisyon

Derived terms

• daing ugali
• kaugalian

 

Limos Kalinga

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

Pangasinan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ga‧li
• IPA^(key): /uˈɡali/, [ʊˈɡa.le]

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

Swahili

Wikibooks

Etymology

From an Eastern Sudanic language.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

ugali (u class, no plural)

1. porridge, stiff porridge

See also

• uji

References

• Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɡaliʔ/ [ʔʊˈɣa.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ
• Syllabification: u‧ga‧li

Noun

ugalì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)

1. conduct; habit; personal behavior or conduct

   Synonyms: gawi, kostumbre

2. character; nature (of a person)

   Synonyms: asal, kaasalan

3. inclination; propensity

   Synonyms: hilig, kahiligan, pagkahilig, kiling

4. tradition; long-established custom or practice

   Synonyms: kaugalian, pag-uugali

Derived terms

• kaugali
• kaugalian
• kinaugalian
• magkaugali
• makaugali
• makaugalian
• makiugali
• nakaugalian
• pag-uugali
• pakikiugali
• pangkaugalian
• pinagkaugalian
• ugaliin
• ugaling hayop