zgura

See also: Zgura, zgură, Zgură, and żgura

Romanian

Noun

zgura

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of zgură

Tumbuka

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -zula (“to uproot”).

Verb

-zgura (infinitive kuzgura)

  1. to uproot
    1. (by extension) to resurrect (to be uprooted from the ground)

Derived terms

  • -zguka (“to be uprooted, to rise from the dead”)

References

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