"imbabala" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá] Forms: ímbabâlá [canonical, class-9], íimbabâlá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala. Etymology templates: {{cog|ve|mbavhala}} Venda mbavhala, {{cog|tum|mbabala}} Tumbuka mbabala Head templates: {{xh-noun|ímbabâlá|9|10|íimbabâlá}} ímbabâlá class 9 (plural íimbabâlá class 10)
  1. bushbuck

Download JSON data for imbabala meaning in Xhosa (1.1kB)

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        "1": "ve",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Venda mbavhala and Tumbuka mbabala.",
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          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá]"
    }
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        "1": "ímbabâlá",
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      "ipa": "[íᵐb̥a̤ɓâːlá]"
    }
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