imbuya

Portuguese

Noun

imbuya f (plural imbuyas)

1. Obsolete spelling of imbuia.

Spanish

Verb

imbuya

1. inflection of imbuir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swazi

Noun

ímbuya class 9 (plural tímbuya class 10)

1. leafy vegetable
2. soft hair

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbuːja/

Noun

ímbuya class 9 (plural izímbuya class 10)

1. weed
2. amaranth

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbuya	izimbuya
Locative	embuyeni	ezimbuyeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbuya		izimbuya
Simple form	mbuya		zimbuya
Locative	embuyeni		ezimbuyeni
Copulative	yimbuya		yizimbuya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembuya	owembuya	wezimbuya	owezimbuya
Class 2	bembuya	abembuya	bezimbuya	abezimbuya
Class 3	wembuya	owembuya	wezimbuya	owezimbuya
Class 4	yembuya	eyembuya	yezimbuya	eyezimbuya
Class 5	lembuya	elembuya	lezimbuya	elezimbuya
Class 6	embuya	awembuya	ezimbuya	awezimbuya
Class 7	sembuya	esembuya	sezimbuya	esezimbuya
Class 8	zembuya	ezembuya	zezimbuya	ezezimbuya
Class 9	yembuya	eyembuya	yezimbuya	eyezimbuya
Class 10	zembuya	ezembuya	zezimbuya	ezezimbuya
Class 11	lwembuya	olwembuya	lwezimbuya	olwezimbuya
Class 14	bembuya	obembuya	bezimbuya	obezimbuya
Class 15	kwembuya	okwembuya	kwezimbuya	okwezimbuya
Class 17	kwembuya	okwembuya	kwezimbuya	okwezimbuya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓuya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓuya (3.9.9)”