amala

See also: Amala, amalá, amalà, and amala-

English

Etymology

From Yoruba amala

Noun

amala (uncountable)

  1. A thick paste made from yam skin, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine
    • 2002 September 20, Steve Dolinsky, “All Over the Map”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      The amala, or fermented yam, is an acquired taste, arriving in a grayish steamed mound, wrapped in plastic; it's neither sweet nor sour.

Translations

See also

Asturian

Verb

amala

  1. third-person singular present indicative of amalar
  2. second-person singular imperative of amalar

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ámála, from Proto-Bantu *màdà.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amáːla/

Noun

amála class 6

  1. hollowness in the stomach due to hunger

Inflection
Class 6
Singular Plural
Full form — amala
Locative — emaleni
Singular Plural
Full form — amala
Simple form — mala
Locative — emaleni
Copulative — ngamala
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 — — wamala owamala
Class 2 — — bamala abamala
Class 3 — — wamala owamala
Class 4 — — yamala eyamala
Class 5 — — lamala elamala
Class 6 — — amala awamala
Class 7 — — samala esamala
Class 8 — — zamala ezamala
Class 9 — — yamala eyamala
Class 10 — — zamala ezamala
Class 11 — — lwamala olwamala
Class 14 — — bamala obamala
Class 15 — — kwamala okwamala
Class 17 — — kwamala okwamala

References
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