English
madala
Madala comes from Tsonga madala.
- Tsongamodernmadala
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Tsongamodernmadala
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
Earliest quotation: 2008, Anthony Trethowan, Delta Scout: Ground Coverage Operator: “Again silence and then two terrorists moved into the…”
Every English word from Tsonga madala
Today it means
noun In certain countries of Eastern Africa, an elder or mzee; a person worthy of much esteem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tsonga madala / madala