nyala
See also: nyála
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Tsonga nyala. The alternative form inyala is from Zulu inyala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjɑːlə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːlə
Noun
nyala (plural nyalas)
- A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.
Derived terms
Translations
southern African antelope
Further reading
- nyala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tragelaphus angasii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Tragelaphus angasii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nyala. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɲala/ [ˈɲa.la]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: nya‧la
Noun
nyala
Derived terms
- bernyala
- bernyala-nyala
- menyala
- menyala-nyala
- menyalakan
Further reading
- “nyala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲa.la/
Noun
nyala (plural nyala-nyala)
- flame; blaze; fire.
- Nyala api itu kelihatan dari jauh. ― The flame of the fire was visible from afar.
- light; illumination.
- Lampu itu masih dalam keadaan nyala. ― The lamp was still in light.
Verb
nyala
- to ignite; to burn; to light up.
- Pelita itu mula nyala selepas disulut. ― The oil lamp began to burn after being lit.
- to shine; to glow.
- Bintang-bintang nyala di langit malam. ― The stars shone in the night sky.
Derived terms
Affixations
- menyala
- menyalakan
- penyalaan
Compounds
- nyala-api
Synonyms
Further reading
- “nyala”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Sotho
Verb
nyala
- to marry
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲa.la/
Verb
nyala
- (intransitive) to scatter
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tonyala | fonyala | minyala | |
| 2nd person | nonyala | ninyala | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | onyala | inyala yonyala (archaic) | |
| feminine | monyala | |||
| neuter | inyala | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tswana
Verb
nyala
- to marry
Zulu
Verb
-nyala
- to lick
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukunyala | ukunganyali | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | nyala | -nyale | ||||
| plural | nyalani | -nyaleni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyanyala, nginyala | enginyalayo, enginyala | nginyala | anginyali | enginganyali | nginganyali |
| 2nd singular | uyanyala, unyala | onyalayo, onyala | unyala | awunyali | onganyali | unganyali |
| 1st plural | siyanyala, sinyala | esinyalayo, esinyala | sinyala | asinyali | esinganyali | singanyali |
| 2nd plural | niyanyala, ninyala | eninyalayo, eninyala | ninyala | aninyali | eninganyali | ninganyali |
| class 1 | uyanyala, unyala | onyalayo, onyala | enyala | akanyali | onganyali | enganyali |
| class 2 | bayanyala, banyala | abanyalayo, abanyala | benyala | abanyali | abanganyali | benganyali |
| class 3 | uyanyala, unyala | onyalayo, onyala | unyala | awunyali | onganyali | unganyali |
| class 4 | iyanyala, inyala | enyalayo, enyala | inyala | ayinyali | enganyali | inganyali |
| class 5 | liyanyala, linyala | elinyalayo, elinyala | linyala | alinyali | elinganyali | linganyali |
| class 6 | ayanyala, anyala | anyalayo, anyala | enyala | awanyali | anganyali | enganyali |
| class 7 | siyanyala, sinyala | esinyalayo, esinyala | sinyala | asinyali | esinganyali | singanyali |
| class 8 | ziyanyala, zinyala | ezinyalayo, ezinyala | zinyala | azinyali | ezinganyali | zinganyali |
| class 9 | iyanyala, inyala | enyalayo, enyala | inyala | ayinyali | enganyali | inganyali |
| class 10 | ziyanyala, zinyala | ezinyalayo, ezinyala | zinyala | azinyali | ezinganyali | zinganyali |
| class 11 | luyanyala, lunyala | olunyalayo, olunyala | lunyala | alunyali | olunganyali | lunganyali |
| class 14 | buyanyala, bunyala | obunyalayo, obunyala | bunyala | abunyali | obunganyali | bunganyali |
| class 15 | kuyanyala, kunyala | okunyalayo, okunyala | kunyala | akunyali | okunganyali | kunganyali |
| class 17 | kuyanyala, kunyala | okunyalayo, okunyala | kunyala | akunyali | okunganyali | kunganyali |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | nginyalile, nginyalē | enginyalile, enginyalē | nginyalile, nginyalē | anginyalanga | enginganyalanga | nginganyalanga |
| 2nd singular | unyalile, unyalē | onyalile, onyalē | unyalile, unyalē | awunyalanga | onganyalanga | unganyalanga |
| 1st plural | sinyalile, sinyalē | esinyalile, esinyalē | sinyalile, sinyalē | asinyalanga | esinganyalanga | singanyalanga |
| 2nd plural | ninyalile, ninyalē | eninyalile, eninyalē | ninyalile, ninyalē | aninyalanga | eninganyalanga | ninganyalanga |
| class 1 | unyalile, unyalē | onyalile, onyalē | enyalile, enyalē | akanyalanga | onganyalanga | enganyalanga |
| class 2 | banyalile, banyalē | abanyalile, abanyalē | benyalile, benyalē | abanyalanga | abanganyalanga | benganyalanga |
| class 3 | unyalile, unyalē | onyalile, onyalē | unyalile, unyalē | awunyalanga | onganyalanga | unganyalanga |
| class 4 | inyalile, inyalē | enyalile, enyalē | inyalile, inyalē | ayinyalanga | enganyalanga | inganyalanga |
| class 5 | linyalile, linyalē | elinyalile, elinyalē | linyalile, linyalē | alinyalanga | elinganyalanga | linganyalanga |
| class 6 | anyalile, anyalē | anyalile, anyalē | enyalile, enyalē | awanyalanga | anganyalanga | enganyalanga |
| class 7 | sinyalile, sinyalē | esinyalile, esinyalē | sinyalile, sinyalē | asinyalanga | esinganyalanga | singanyalanga |
| class 8 | zinyalile, zinyalē | ezinyalile, ezinyalē | zinyalile, zinyalē | azinyalanga | ezinganyalanga | zinganyalanga |
| class 9 | inyalile, inyalē | enyalile, enyalē | inyalile, inyalē | ayinyalanga | enganyalanga | inganyalanga |
| class 10 | zinyalile, zinyalē | ezinyalile, ezinyalē | zinyalile, zinyalē | azinyalanga | ezinganyalanga | zinganyalanga |
| class 11 | lunyalile, lunyalē | olunyalile, olunyalē | lunyalile, lunyalē | alunyalanga | olunganyalanga | lunganyalanga |
| class 14 | bunyalile, bunyalē | obunyalile, obunyalē | bunyalile, bunyalē | abunyalanga | obunganyalanga | bunganyalanga |
| class 15 | kunyalile, kunyalē | okunyalile, okunyalē | kunyalile, kunyalē | akunyalanga | okunganyalanga | kunganyalanga |
| class 17 | kunyalile, kunyalē | okunyalile, okunyalē | kunyalile, kunyalē | akunyalanga | okunganyalanga | kunganyalanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngānyala | engānyala | ngānyala | anginyalanga | enginganyalanga | nginganyalanga |
| 2nd singular | wānyala | owānyala | wānyala | awunyalanga | onganyalanga | unganyalanga |
| 1st plural | sānyala | esānyala | sānyala | asinyalanga | esinganyalanga | singanyalanga |
| 2nd plural | nānyala | enānyala | nānyala | aninyalanga | eninganyalanga | ninganyalanga |
| class 1 | wānyala | owānyala | ānyala | akanyalanga | onganyalanga | enganyalanga |
| class 2 | bānyala | abānyala | bānyala | abanyalanga | abanganyalanga | benganyalanga |
| class 3 | wānyala | owānyala | wānyala | awunyalanga | onganyalanga | unganyalanga |
| class 4 | yānyala | eyānyala | yānyala | ayinyalanga | enganyalanga | inganyalanga |
| class 5 | lānyala | elānyala | lānyala | alinyalanga | elinganyalanga | linganyalanga |
| class 6 | ānyala | ānyala | ānyala | awanyalanga | anganyalanga | enganyalanga |
| class 7 | sānyala | esānyala | sānyala | asinyalanga | esinganyalanga | singanyalanga |
| class 8 | zānyala | ezānyala | zānyala | azinyalanga | ezinganyalanga | zinganyalanga |
| class 9 | yānyala | eyānyala | yānyala | ayinyalanga | enganyalanga | inganyalanga |
| class 10 | zānyala | ezānyala | zānyala | azinyalanga | ezinganyalanga | zinganyalanga |
| class 11 | lwānyala | olwānyala | lwānyala | alunyalanga | olunganyalanga | lunganyalanga |
| class 14 | bānyala | obānyala | bānyala | abunyalanga | obunganyalanga | bunganyalanga |
| class 15 | kwānyala | okwānyala | kwānyala | akunyalanga | okunganyalanga | kunganyalanga |
| class 17 | kwānyala | okwānyala | kwānyala | akunyalanga | okunganyalanga | kunganyalanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | nginganyala | — | nginganyala | ngingenyale | — | ngingenyale |
| 2nd singular | unganyala | — | unganyala | ungenyale | — | ungenyale |
| 1st plural | singanyala | — | singanyala | singenyale | — | singenyale |
| 2nd plural | ninganyala | — | ninganyala | ningenyale | — | ningenyale |
| class 1 | anganyala | — | enganyala | angenyale | — | engenyale |
| class 2 | banganyala | — | benganyala | bangenyale | — | bengenyale |
| class 3 | unganyala | — | unganyala | ungenyale | — | ungenyale |
| class 4 | inganyala | — | inganyala | ingenyale | — | ingenyale |
| class 5 | linganyala | — | linganyala | lingenyale | — | lingenyale |
| class 6 | anganyala | — | enganyala | angenyale | — | engenyale |
| class 7 | singanyala | — | singanyala | singenyale | — | singenyale |
| class 8 | zinganyala | — | zinganyala | zingenyale | — | zingenyale |
| class 9 | inganyala | — | inganyala | ingenyale | — | ingenyale |
| class 10 | zinganyala | — | zinganyala | zingenyale | — | zingenyale |
| class 11 | lunganyala | — | lunganyala | lungenyale | — | lungenyale |
| class 14 | bunganyala | — | bunganyala | bungenyale | — | bungenyale |
| class 15 | kunganyala | — | kunganyala | kungenyale | — | kungenyale |
| class 17 | kunganyala | — | kunganyala | kungenyale | — | kungenyale |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizonyala | engizonyala | ngizonyala | angizunyala | engingezunyala | ngingezunyala |
| 2nd singular | uzonyala | ozonyala | uzonyala | awuzunyala | ongezunyala | ungezunyala |
| 1st plural | sizonyala | esizonyala | sizonyala | asizunyala | esingezunyala | singezunyala |
| 2nd plural | nizonyala | enizonyala | nizonyala | anizunyala | eningezunyala | ningezunyala |
| class 1 | uzonyala | ozonyala | ezonyala | akazunyala | ongezunyala | engezunyala |
| class 2 | bazonyala | abazonyala | bezonyala | abazunyala | abangezunyala | bengezunyala |
| class 3 | uzonyala | ozonyala | uzonyala | awuzunyala | ongezunyala | ungezunyala |
| class 4 | izonyala | ezonyala | izonyala | ayizunyala | engezunyala | ingezunyala |
| class 5 | lizonyala | elizonyala | lizonyala | alizunyala | elingezunyala | lingezunyala |
| class 6 | azonyala | azonyala | ezonyala | awazunyala | angezunyala | engezunyala |
| class 7 | sizonyala | esizonyala | sizonyala | asizunyala | esingezunyala | singezunyala |
| class 8 | zizonyala | ezizonyala | zizonyala | azizunyala | ezingezunyala | zingezunyala |
| class 9 | izonyala | ezonyala | izonyala | ayizunyala | engezunyala | ingezunyala |
| class 10 | zizonyala | ezizonyala | zizonyala | azizunyala | ezingezunyala | zingezunyala |
| class 11 | luzonyala | oluzonyala | luzonyala | aluzunyala | olungezunyala | lungezunyala |
| class 14 | buzonyala | obuzonyala | buzonyala | abuzunyala | obungezunyala | bungezunyala |
| class 15 | kuzonyala | okuzonyala | kuzonyala | akuzunyala | okungezunyala | kungezunyala |
| class 17 | kuzonyala | okuzonyala | kuzonyala | akuzunyala | okungezunyala | kungezunyala |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyonyala | engiyonyala | ngiyonyala | angiyunyala | engingeyunyala | ngingeyunyala |
| 2nd singular | uyonyala | oyonyala | uyonyala | awuyunyala | ongeyunyala | ungeyunyala |
| 1st plural | siyonyala | esiyonyala | siyonyala | asiyunyala | esingeyunyala | singeyunyala |
| 2nd plural | niyonyala | eniyonyala | niyonyala | aniyunyala | eningeyunyala | ningeyunyala |
| class 1 | uyonyala | oyonyala | eyonyala | akayunyala | ongeyunyala | engeyunyala |
| class 2 | bayonyala | abayonyala | beyonyala | abayunyala | abangeyunyala | bengeyunyala |
| class 3 | uyonyala | oyonyala | uyonyala | awuyunyala | ongeyunyala | ungeyunyala |
| class 4 | iyonyala | eyonyala | iyonyala | ayiyunyala | engeyunyala | ingeyunyala |
| class 5 | liyonyala | eliyonyala | liyonyala | aliyunyala | elingeyunyala | lingeyunyala |
| class 6 | ayonyala | ayonyala | eyonyala | awayunyala | angeyunyala | engeyunyala |
| class 7 | siyonyala | esiyonyala | siyonyala | asiyunyala | esingeyunyala | singeyunyala |
| class 8 | ziyonyala | eziyonyala | ziyonyala | aziyunyala | ezingeyunyala | zingeyunyala |
| class 9 | iyonyala | eyonyala | iyonyala | ayiyunyala | engeyunyala | ingeyunyala |
| class 10 | ziyonyala | eziyonyala | ziyonyala | aziyunyala | ezingeyunyala | zingeyunyala |
| class 11 | luyonyala | oluyonyala | luyonyala | aluyunyala | olungeyunyala | lungeyunyala |
| class 14 | buyonyala | obuyonyala | buyonyala | abuyunyala | obungeyunyala | bungeyunyala |
| class 15 | kuyonyala | okuyonyala | kuyonyala | akuyunyala | okungeyunyala | kungeyunyala |
| class 17 | kuyonyala | okuyonyala | kuyonyala | akuyunyala | okungeyunyala | kungeyunyala |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | nginyale | nginganyali | ||||
| 2nd singular | unyale | unganyali | ||||
| 1st plural | sinyale | singanyali | ||||
| 2nd plural | ninyale | ninganyali | ||||
| class 1 | anyale | anganyali | ||||
| class 2 | banyale | banganyali | ||||
| class 3 | unyale | unganyali | ||||
| class 4 | inyale | inganyali | ||||
| class 5 | linyale | linganyali | ||||
| class 6 | anyale | anganyali | ||||
| class 7 | sinyale | singanyali | ||||
| class 8 | zinyale | zinganyali | ||||
| class 9 | inyale | inganyali | ||||
| class 10 | zinyale | zinganyali | ||||
| class 11 | lunyale | lunganyali | ||||
| class 14 | bunyale | bunganyali | ||||
| class 15 | kunyale | kunganyali | ||||
| class 17 | kunyale | kunganyali | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | nganyala | nganganyala, anganyala, anganganyala | ||||
| 2nd singular | wanyala | wanganyala, awanyala, awanganyala | ||||
| 1st plural | sanyala | sanganyala, asanyala, asanganyala | ||||
| 2nd plural | nanyala | nanganyala, ananyala, ananganyala | ||||
| class 1 | wanyala | wanganyala, akanyala, akanganyala | ||||
| class 2 | banyala | banganyala, abanyala, abanganyala | ||||
| class 3 | wanyala | wanganyala, awanyala, awanganyala | ||||
| class 4 | yanyala | yanganyala, ayanyala, ayanganyala | ||||
| class 5 | lanyala | langanyala, alanyala, alanganyala | ||||
| class 6 | anyala | anganyala, awanyala, awanganyala | ||||
| class 7 | sanyala | sanganyala, asanyala, asanganyala | ||||
| class 8 | zanyala | zanganyala, azanyala, azanganyala | ||||
| class 9 | yanyala | yanganyala, ayanyala, ayanganyala | ||||
| class 10 | zanyala | zanganyala, azanyala, azanganyala | ||||
| class 11 | lwanyala | lwanganyala, alwanyala, alwanganyala | ||||
| class 14 | banyala | banganyala, abanyala, abanganyala | ||||
| class 15 | kwanyala | kwanganyala, akwanyala, akwanganyala | ||||
| class 17 | kwanyala | kwanganyala, akwanyala, akwanganyala | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “nyala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nyala (8.8-9)”