zguka

Tumbuka

Etymology

From -zgura (“to uproot”) +‎ -uka (“stative suffix”). Cognate with Chichewa -zuka (“to be uprooted”)

Verb

-zguka (infinitive kuzguka)

  1. passive of -zgura
    1. to be uprooted
      1. (by extension) to resurrect

Derived terms

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 164
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