phula

== Phuthi == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Bantu *-jápʊda (“to tear, to separate”), reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jápa (“to pluck”). ==== Verb ==== -phúla to break ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== -phula to take off fire if ready, to dish up ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Sotho == === Noun === phula class 9/10 (plural diphula) valley == Zulu == === Alternative forms === -ephula === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-jápʊda (“to tear, to separate”), reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jápa (“to pluck”). === Verb === -phúla (transitive) to break, to fracture (transitive) to cause sudden death ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== -phuza -ephuza -phuka -ephuka === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “phula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “phula (3.9)”