ikhulu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Noun
íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íkʰûːlu]
Noun
íkhûlu class 5 (plural ámákhûlu class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From i- (class 5) + -khulu ("large").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːkʰûːlu/
Noun
îkhûlu class 5 (plural ámakhûlu class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ikhulu | amakhulu | ||
| simple form | likhulu | makhulu | ||
| locative | ekhulwini | emakhulwini | ||
| copulative | yikhulu | ngamakhulu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wekhulu | owekhulu | wamakhulu | owamakhulu |
| class 2 | bekhulu | abekhulu | bamakhulu | abamakhulu |
| class 3 | wekhulu | owekhulu | wamakhulu | owamakhulu |
| class 4 | yekhulu | eyekhulu | yamakhulu | eyamakhulu |
| class 5 | lekhulu | elekhulu | lamakhulu | elamakhulu |
| class 6 | ekhulu | awekhulu | amakhulu | awamakhulu |
| class 7 | sekhulu | esekhulu | samakhulu | esamakhulu |
| class 8 | zekhulu | ezekhulu | zamakhulu | ezamakhulu |
| class 9 | yekhulu | eyekhulu | yamakhulu | eyamakhulu |
| class 10 | zekhulu | ezekhulu | zamakhulu | ezamakhulu |
| class 11 | lwekhulu | olwekhulu | lwamakhulu | olwamakhulu |
| class 14 | bekhulu | obekhulu | bamakhulu | obamakhulu |
| class 15 | kwekhulu | okwekhulu | kwamakhulu | okwamakhulu |
| class 17 | kwekhulu | okwekhulu | kwamakhulu | okwamakhulu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khulu (2.4.3-8.9)”