hlaba

== Lala (South Africa) == === Noun === hlâba earth == Northern Sotho == === Verb === hlaba to stab == Phuthi == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -hlaba to stab ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Sotho == === Verb === hlaba to stab == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -hlaba to stab, to slaughter ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Xhosa == === Verb === -hlába to stab ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -hlaba (transitive) to pierce, to stick, to stab, to prick (transitive) to kill, to slaughter (an animal) (transitive) to cause sharp stabbing pains to (transitive) to hurt emotionally (transitive) to do perfectly ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== inhlaba === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlaɓa (6.3)”