ingalo

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [íᵑɡ̊a̤ːlo]

Noun

íngalo class 9 (plural iíngalo class 10)

  1. arm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ínɡaːlo/

Noun

íngalo class 9 (plural izíngalo class 10)

  1. arm
    Ingalo yami ibuhlungu.
    My arm hurts.

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative engalweni)
singular plural
full form ingalo izingalo
simple form ngalo zingalo
locative engalweni ezingalweni
copulative yingalo yizingalo
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wengalo owengalo wezingalo owezingalo
class 2 bengalo abengalo bezingalo abezingalo
class 3 wengalo owengalo wezingalo owezingalo
class 4 yengalo eyengalo yezingalo eyezingalo
class 5 lengalo elengalo lezingalo elezingalo
class 6 engalo awengalo ezingalo awezingalo
class 7 sengalo esengalo sezingalo esezingalo
class 8 zengalo ezengalo zezingalo ezezingalo
class 9 yengalo eyengalo yezingalo eyezingalo
class 10 zengalo ezengalo zezingalo ezezingalo
class 11 lwengalo olwengalo lwezingalo olwezingalo
class 14 bengalo obengalo bezingalo obezingalo
class 15 kwengalo okwengalo kwezingalo okwezingalo
class 17 kwengalo okwengalo kwezingalo okwezingalo

References

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