Igama · root entry nº 237
tywala
root · /tywala/
Alcohol
See also grangqa
Derived from ukutya and igwele (fermentation/yeast); meaning fermented food.
Originally referred to alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer) made according to Xhosa custom (e.g. with sorghum, mealies or wheat and malt) but is nowadays commonly used to refer to all types of alcoholic beverages.
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
ubu + tywala →
utywala
noun (class 14)
Alcohol
Uyabuthanda utywala lamfo. That fellow really loves alcohol.
izi + tywala →
iindywala
noun (class 10)
Alcohols; Organic compounds, the simplest members of which consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms arranged so that there is an -OH group present.
Iindywala zizintlobo ngeentlobo. There are many types of alcohols.
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