to feel pity
—
to die
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Zulu | |
| Lexeme | dabuka | |
| Meaning 1 | to feel pity | 1) ngikwenze ngenxa yokudabuka
2) sidabukile ngaleyo-ndaba 1) I'have done it because of my compassion 2) we are sorry about this |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to die | ixhegu lidabuke ekuthatheni kokusa the old man died at the daybreak |
| Reference | Луцков А.Д. Зулу-Русский словарь 2014: 37 | |
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