zula

From -dzala (“to plant”) +‎ -ula (“reversive suffix”). Cognate with Tumbuka -zgura (“to uproot”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzu.ɽa/

-zula (infinitive kuzúla)

1. Conversive form of -dzala
   1. to uproot, to deracinate, to pull up by the roots
      1. (by extension) to yank out
      2. (by extension) to gather (by uprooting flowers/plants in the ground)
      3. (by extension) to pluck a fowl (by 'uprooting' the feathers)
      4. (by extension) to extract

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zulira
  • Causative: -zulitsa
  • Negative: -sazula
  • Reduplicative: -zulazula
  • Repetitive: -zulanso
  • Stative: -zuka

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 612

• IPA^(key): [ˈzula]

zula

1. inflection of zout:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle