umboko

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò (“arm”) with a change of noun class.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩ɓôːko]

Noun

úḿbôko class 3 (plural ímíbôko class 4)

  1. proboscis

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò (“arm”) with a change of noun class.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úm̩ɓôːɠo/

Noun

úmbôko class 3 (plural ímibôko class 4)

  1. trunk (of elephant)
  2. proboscis (of insect)
  3. penis (of animal)

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative embokweni)
singular plural
full form umboko imiboko
simple form mboko miboko
locative embokweni emibokweni
copulative ngumboko yimiboko
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womboko owomboko wemiboko owemiboko
class 2 bomboko abomboko bemiboko abemiboko
class 3 womboko owomboko wemiboko owemiboko
class 4 yomboko eyomboko yemiboko eyemiboko
class 5 lomboko elomboko lemiboko elemiboko
class 6 omboko awomboko emiboko awemiboko
class 7 somboko esomboko semiboko esemiboko
class 8 zomboko ezomboko zemiboko ezemiboko
class 9 yomboko eyomboko yemiboko eyemiboko
class 10 zomboko ezomboko zemiboko ezemiboko
class 11 lomboko olomboko lwemiboko olwemiboko
class 14 bomboko obomboko bemiboko obemiboko
class 15 komboko okomboko kwemiboko okwemiboko
class 17 komboko okomboko kwemiboko okwemiboko

References

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