amala

amala

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba àmàlà.

Noun

amala (uncountable)

  1. A thick paste made from yam or cassava flour, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine.
    • 2002 September 20, Steve Dolinsky, “All Over the Map”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      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

Cornish

Etymology

From amal (“border”) +‎ -a.

Verb

amala

  1. to abut

Conjugation

Conjugation of amala
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future amalav amelydh amal amelyn amelowgh amalons amelir
preterite amelis amelsys amalas amelsyn amelsowgh amalsons amalas
imperfect amalen amales amala amalen amalewgh amalens amelys
pluperfect amalsen amalses amalsa amalsen amalsewgh amalsens amelsys
subjunctive present/future amylliv amylli amallo amyllyn amyllowgh amallons amaller
imperfect amallen amalles amalla amallen amallewgh amallens amyllys
imperative — amal amales amelyn amalewgh amalens —
non-finites present participle verbal adjective
ow amala amelys

References

  • “amala” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Manchu

Romanization

amala

  1. romanization of ᠠᠮᠠᠯᠠ

Romani

Noun

amala

  1. nominative plural of amal

Spanish

Verb

amala

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of amar combined with la

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.mà.là/

Noun

àmàlà

  1. amala (thick paste made from yam or cassava flour)

Derived terms

  • alámàlà (“amala seller”)
  • àmàlà ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ (“amala made from plantain”)
  • àmàlà láfún (“amala made from cassava flour”)

Descendants

  • → English: amala
  • → Nigerian Pidgin: amala
  • → Portuguese: amalá

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màdà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amáːla/

Noun

amála class 6

  1. hollowness in the stomach due to hunger

Inflection

Class 6 (locative —)
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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