isoka

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -soka (“to circumcise”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íːsoːɠa/

Noun

ī́soka class 5 (plural amásoka class 6)

  1. boyfriend
  2. (archaic) a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative esokeni)
singular plural
full form isoka amasoka
simple form lisoka masoka
locative esokeni emasokeni
copulative yisoka ngamasoka
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wesoka owesoka wamasoka owamasoka
class 2 besoka abesoka bamasoka abamasoka
class 3 wesoka owesoka wamasoka owamasoka
class 4 yesoka eyesoka yamasoka eyamasoka
class 5 lesoka elesoka lamasoka elamasoka
class 6 esoka awesoka amasoka awamasoka
class 7 sesoka esesoka samasoka esamasoka
class 8 zesoka ezesoka zamasoka ezamasoka
class 9 yesoka eyesoka yamasoka eyamasoka
class 10 zesoka ezesoka zamasoka ezamasoka
class 11 lwesoka olwesoka lwamasoka olwamasoka
class 14 besoka obesoka bamasoka obamasoka
class 15 kwesoka okwesoka kwamasoka okwamasoka
class 17 kwesoka okwesoka kwamasoka okwamasoka

References

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