ambition - ikhwele

Word information

Part of speech	noun
Plurality	singular
Noun class	i(li)/ama
Note	"Ikhwele" is usually used to mean a kind of envy of someone which motivates a person to work hard so that they too can achieve the same things which they envy, meaning it is more positive than the negative "ubukhwele".

Example sentences

• English

  Have ambition, people!

  IsiXhosa

  Yibani nekhwele, bantu!

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Confusable	envy - ubukhwele (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨ubu⁩⁩⁩)
Confusable	ride - khwela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨inchoative⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨verb⁩)