ikhwezi

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /îːkʰwêːzi/

Noun

îkhwêzi class 5 (plural ámakhwêzi class 6)

  1. morning star, Venus
  2. bright color

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ekhwezini)
singular plural
full form ikhwezi amakhwezi
simple form likhwezi makhwezi
locative ekhwezini emakhwezini
copulative yikhwezi ngamakhwezi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wekhwezi owekhwezi wamakhwezi owamakhwezi
class 2 bekhwezi abekhwezi bamakhwezi abamakhwezi
class 3 wekhwezi owekhwezi wamakhwezi owamakhwezi
class 4 yekhwezi eyekhwezi yamakhwezi eyamakhwezi
class 5 lekhwezi elekhwezi lamakhwezi elamakhwezi
class 6 ekhwezi awekhwezi amakhwezi awamakhwezi
class 7 sekhwezi esekhwezi samakhwezi esamakhwezi
class 8 zekhwezi ezekhwezi zamakhwezi ezamakhwezi
class 9 yekhwezi eyekhwezi yamakhwezi eyamakhwezi
class 10 zekhwezi ezekhwezi zamakhwezi ezamakhwezi
class 11 lwekhwezi olwekhwezi lwamakhwezi olwamakhwezi
class 14 bekhwezi obekhwezi bamakhwezi obamakhwezi
class 15 kwekhwezi okwekhwezi kwamakhwezi okwamakhwezi
class 17 kwekhwezi okwekhwezi kwamakhwezi okwamakhwezi

Derived terms

References

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