imbabala

English

Etymology

From a Bantu language.

Noun

imbabala (plural imbabalas)

1. A bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus), one of two species, ranging more into southern and eastern Africa than the other species, the harnessed bushbuck

Synonyms

• Cape bushbuck

Italian

Noun

imbabala f (invariable)

1. imbabala, Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus)

Swazi

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Noun

ímbabâlá class 9 (plural tímbabâlá class 10)

1. bushbuck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá]

Noun

ímbabâlá class 9 (plural íimbabâlá class 10)

1. bushbuck

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbaɓaːlá/

Noun

ímbabalá class 9 (plural izímbabalá class 10)

1. bushbuck

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbabala	izimbabala
Locative	embabaleni	ezimbabaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbabala		izimbabala
Simple form	mbabala		zimbabala
Locative	embabaleni		ezimbabaleni
Copulative	yimbabala		yizimbabala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembabala	owembabala	wezimbabala	owezimbabala
Class 2	bembabala	abembabala	bezimbabala	abezimbabala
Class 3	wembabala	owembabala	wezimbabala	owezimbabala
Class 4	yembabala	eyembabala	yezimbabala	eyezimbabala
Class 5	lembabala	elembabala	lezimbabala	elezimbabala
Class 6	embabala	awembabala	ezimbabala	awezimbabala
Class 7	sembabala	esembabala	sezimbabala	esezimbabala
Class 8	zembabala	ezembabala	zezimbabala	ezezimbabala
Class 9	yembabala	eyembabala	yezimbabala	eyezimbabala
Class 10	zembabala	ezembabala	zezimbabala	ezezimbabala
Class 11	lwembabala	olwembabala	lwezimbabala	olwezimbabala
Class 14	bembabala	obembabala	bezimbabala	obezimbabala
Class 15	kwembabala	okwembabala	kwezimbabala	okwezimbabala
Class 17	kwembabala	okwembabala	kwezimbabala	okwezimbabala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓaɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaɓala (2.6.6.3)”