ubusuku
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úɓúsûːku]
Noun
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓusûːɠu/
Noun
úbusûku class 14
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubusuku | — | ||
| simple form | busuku | — | ||
| locative | ebusuku | — | ||
| copulative | ngubusuku | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wobusuku | owobusuku | — | — |
| class 2 | bobusuku | abobusuku | — | — |
| class 3 | wobusuku | owobusuku | — | — |
| class 4 | yobusuku | eyobusuku | — | — |
| class 5 | lobusuku | elobusuku | — | — |
| class 6 | obusuku | awobusuku | — | — |
| class 7 | sobusuku | esobusuku | — | — |
| class 8 | zobusuku | ezobusuku | — | — |
| class 9 | yobusuku | eyobusuku | — | — |
| class 10 | zobusuku | ezobusuku | — | — |
| class 11 | lobusuku | olobusuku | — | — |
| class 14 | bobusuku | obobusuku | — | — |
| class 15 | kobusuku | okobusuku | — | — |
| class 17 | kobusuku | okobusuku | — | — |
Related terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”