kwala

See also: kwála

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English collar. Doublet of kwal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷá.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷə́.làː]

Noun

kwalā̀ f (plural kwalōlī, possessed form kwalàr̃)

1. collar

   Synonym: kwal

Simbari

Noun

kwala

1. man

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975)

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dùgada.

Verb

kwala

1. to close

   Antonym: bula

Tswana

Verb

kwala

1. to write