mvula

See also: Mvula

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà (“rain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈᶬvú.ɽa/

Noun

mvúla class 9 (plural mvúla class 10)

  1. rain, precipitation
  2. rainy season
  3. (figuratively) a year of one's life

See also

  • mvumbi (“continuous rain, drizzle”)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 368

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu imvula, from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

mvula

  1. rain

Kitembo

Noun

mvula

  1. rain

Further reading

“Verb Structure in Kitembo” by Kabucungu Hand-jinga, published by the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, 2005, p. 5

Kituba

Noun

mvula

  1. rain

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

mvula class 9

  1. rain

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

mvûla

  1. rain

Luba-Kasai

Noun

mvula

  1. rain

Luba-Katanga

Noun

mvula

  1. rain

Teke-Tege

Noun

mvula

  1. year

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

mvula

  1. rain
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