imbuzi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi.

Noun

ímbuzí class 9 (plural íimbuzí class 10)

  1. goat

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [íᵐb̥ṳːz̥ǐ̤]

Noun

ímbuzí class 9 (plural íimbuzí class 10)

  1. goat, ram
    Synonym: ibhokhwe

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ímbûːzi/

Noun

ímbûzi class 9 (plural ízimbûzi class 10)

  1. goat

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embuzini)
singular plural
full form imbuzi izimbuzi
simple form mbuzi zimbuzi
locative embuzini ezimbuzini
copulative yimbuzi yizimbuzi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wembuzi owembuzi wezimbuzi owezimbuzi
class 2 bembuzi abembuzi bezimbuzi abezimbuzi
class 3 wembuzi owembuzi wezimbuzi owezimbuzi
class 4 yembuzi eyembuzi yezimbuzi eyezimbuzi
class 5 lembuzi elembuzi lezimbuzi elezimbuzi
class 6 embuzi awembuzi ezimbuzi awezimbuzi
class 7 sembuzi esembuzi sezimbuzi esezimbuzi
class 8 zembuzi ezembuzi zezimbuzi ezezimbuzi
class 9 yembuzi eyembuzi yezimbuzi eyezimbuzi
class 10 zembuzi ezembuzi zezimbuzi ezezimbuzi
class 11 lwembuzi olwembuzi lwezimbuzi olwezimbuzi
class 14 bembuzi obembuzi bezimbuzi obezimbuzi
class 15 kwembuzi okwembuzi kwezimbuzi okwezimbuzi
class 17 kwembuzi okwembuzi kwezimbuzi okwezimbuzi

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