kuzga

Tumbuka

Etymology

From kura (“to grow”) +‎ -uzga (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'u'”).

Verb

-kuzga (infinitive kukuzga)

  1. causative of -kura
    1. to enlarge
    2. to magnify

Derived terms

References

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