utshwala

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /útʃwaːlá/

Noun

útshwalá class 14

1. alcohol
2. traditional beer

Inflection

Class 14 (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)”