ikhukhu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
ikhukhu? class 5 (plural amakhukhu class 6)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːkʰuːkʰu/
Noun
ī́khukhu class 5 (plural amákhukhu class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ikhukhu | amakhukhu | ||
| simple form | likhukhu | makhukhu | ||
| locative | ekhukhwini | emakhukhwini | ||
| copulative | yikhukhu | ngamakhukhu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wekhukhu | owekhukhu | wamakhukhu | owamakhukhu |
| class 2 | bekhukhu | abekhukhu | bamakhukhu | abamakhukhu |
| class 3 | wekhukhu | owekhukhu | wamakhukhu | owamakhukhu |
| class 4 | yekhukhu | eyekhukhu | yamakhukhu | eyamakhukhu |
| class 5 | lekhukhu | elekhukhu | lamakhukhu | elamakhukhu |
| class 6 | ekhukhu | awekhukhu | amakhukhu | awamakhukhu |
| class 7 | sekhukhu | esekhukhu | samakhukhu | esamakhukhu |
| class 8 | zekhukhu | ezekhukhu | zamakhukhu | ezamakhukhu |
| class 9 | yekhukhu | eyekhukhu | yamakhukhu | eyamakhukhu |
| class 10 | zekhukhu | ezekhukhu | zamakhukhu | ezamakhukhu |
| class 11 | lwekhukhu | olwekhukhu | lwamakhukhu | olwamakhukhu |
| class 14 | bekhukhu | obekhukhu | bamakhukhu | obamakhukhu |
| class 15 | kwekhukhu | okwekhukhu | kwamakhukhu | okwamakhukhu |
| class 17 | kwekhukhu | okwekhukhu | kwamakhukhu | okwamakhukhu |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khukhu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khukhu (3.2.9.9)”