inkanyezi

Northern Ndebele

Noun

inkanyezi? class 9 (plural izinkanyezi class 10)

  1. star

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ khanya (“shine”) +‎ unyezi (“moonlight”). The second part of the compound seems to be missing its prefix and is just the root -ezi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ínkaɲéːzi/

Noun

ínkanyézi class 9 (plural izinkányézi class 10)

  1. star
    Synonym: imbasa

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enkanyezini)
singular plural
full form inkanyezi izinkanyezi
simple form nkanyezi zinkanyezi
locative enkanyezini ezinkanyezini
copulative yinkanyezi yizinkanyezi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wenkanyezi owenkanyezi wezinkanyezi owezinkanyezi
class 2 benkanyezi abenkanyezi bezinkanyezi abezinkanyezi
class 3 wenkanyezi owenkanyezi wezinkanyezi owezinkanyezi
class 4 yenkanyezi eyenkanyezi yezinkanyezi eyezinkanyezi
class 5 lenkanyezi elenkanyezi lezinkanyezi elezinkanyezi
class 6 enkanyezi awenkanyezi ezinkanyezi awezinkanyezi
class 7 senkanyezi esenkanyezi sezinkanyezi esezinkanyezi
class 8 zenkanyezi ezenkanyezi zezinkanyezi ezezinkanyezi
class 9 yenkanyezi eyenkanyezi yezinkanyezi eyezinkanyezi
class 10 zenkanyezi ezenkanyezi zezinkanyezi ezezinkanyezi
class 11 lwenkanyezi olwenkanyezi lwezinkanyezi olwezinkanyezi
class 14 benkanyezi obenkanyezi bezinkanyezi obezinkanyezi
class 15 kwenkanyezi okwenkanyezi kwezinkanyezi okwezinkanyezi
class 17 kwenkanyezi okwenkanyezi kwezinkanyezi okwezinkanyezi

References

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