utshwala

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /útʃwaːlá/

Noun

útshwalá class 14

1. alcohol
2. traditional beer

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	utshwala	—
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)”