jikuzga

Tumbuka

Etymology

From -ji- (“reflexive infix”) +‎ kuzga (“to enlarge, to magnifty”). Thus means "to enlarge oneself".

Verb

-jikuzga (infinitive kujikuzga)

  1. reflexive of kuzga
    1. to boast
    2. to be proud

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 57
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