uvalo
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úːvaːlo/
Noun
ū́valo class 11 (plural izímvalo class 10)
- anxiety, fear, apprehension
- remorse
- the pit of the stomach
- the cartilage at the bottom of the sternum
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uvalo | izimvalo | ||
| simple form | luvalo | zimvalo | ||
| locative | ovalweni | ezimvalweni | ||
| copulative | wuvalo | yizimvalo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wovalo | owovalo | wezimvalo | owezimvalo |
| class 2 | bovalo | abovalo | bezimvalo | abezimvalo |
| class 3 | wovalo | owovalo | wezimvalo | owezimvalo |
| class 4 | yovalo | eyovalo | yezimvalo | eyezimvalo |
| class 5 | lovalo | elovalo | lezimvalo | elezimvalo |
| class 6 | ovalo | awovalo | ezimvalo | awezimvalo |
| class 7 | sovalo | esovalo | sezimvalo | esezimvalo |
| class 8 | zovalo | ezovalo | zezimvalo | ezezimvalo |
| class 9 | yovalo | eyovalo | yezimvalo | eyezimvalo |
| class 10 | zovalo | ezovalo | zezimvalo | ezezimvalo |
| class 11 | lovalo | olovalo | lwezimvalo | olwezimvalo |
| class 14 | bovalo | obovalo | bezimvalo | obezimvalo |
| class 15 | kovalo | okovalo | kwezimvalo | okwezimvalo |
| class 17 | kovalo | okovalo | kwezimvalo | okwezimvalo |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-valo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-valo (3.2.9.9)”