envy - ubukhwele

Word information

Part of speech	noun
Plurality	singular
Noun class	ubu

Example sentences

• English

  People who are jealous are as if they are diseased.

  IsiXhosa

  Abantu abanobukhwele bafana nabantu abagulayo.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	jealousy - umona (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨ulu⁩⁩⁩)
Confusable	ambition - ikhwele (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)
Confusable	ride - khwela (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨inchoative⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨verb⁩)
Confusable	passengers - abakhweli (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/aba⁩⁩⁩)