kwala

See also: kwála

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English collar. Doublet of kwal.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

kwalā̀ f (plural kwalōlī, possessed form kwalàr̃)

collar
Synonym: kwal

Simbari edit

Noun edit

kwala

man

References edit

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

Sotho edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *-dùgada.

Verb edit

kwala

to close
Antonym: bula

Tswana edit

Verb edit

kwala

to write

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