ugali
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editugali (uncountable)
- African cornmeal porridge
- 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 256:
- Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.
Translations
editBikol Central
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ugaliq (“custom, manner, way, habit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editugalì (Basahan spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)
- character
- personality
- Synonym: personalidad
- custom, habit
- tradition
- Synonym: tradisyon
Derived terms
editLimos Kalinga
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ugaliq (“custom, manner, way, habit”).
Noun
editugali
Lubuagan Kalinga
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ugaliq (“custom, manner, way, habit”).
Noun
editugali
Pangasinan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ugaliq (“custom, manner, way, habit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editugali
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom an Eastern Sudanic language.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editugali class XI (no plural)
See also
editReferences
edit- Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ugaliq (“custom, manner, way, habit”). Compare Pangasinan ogali, Kapampangan ugali, Bikol Central ugali.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈɡaliʔ/ [ʔʊˈɣaː.lɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -aliʔ
- Syllabification: u‧ga‧li
Noun
editugalì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)
- conduct; habit; personal behavior or conduct
- character; nature (of a person)
- inclination; propensity
- Synonyms: hilig, kahiligan, pagkahilig, kiling
- tradition; long-established custom or practice
- Synonyms: kaugalian, pag-uugali
Derived terms
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from Swahili
- English terms derived from Swahili
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Foods
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central nouns
- Bikol Central terms with Basahan script
- Limos Kalinga terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Limos Kalinga terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Limos Kalinga lemmas
- Limos Kalinga nouns
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Lubuagan Kalinga lemmas
- Lubuagan Kalinga nouns
- Pangasinan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pangasinan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pangasinan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pangasinan lemmas
- Pangasinan nouns
- Swahili terms derived from Eastern Sudanic languages
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili uncountable nouns
- Swahili class XI nouns
- sw:Foods
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aliʔ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aliʔ/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script