shaywa

Zulu

Etymology

From -shaya +‎ -wa.

Verb

-shaywa^?

(intransitive) to be hit, to be struck, to be beaten
(intransitive) to be punished
(intransitive) to be sentenced
(intransitive) to be played (a percussion instrument)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “shaywa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “shaywa (6.3)”

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