umkhulu
Zulu
Etymology
From -khulu.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩kʰûːlu/
Noun
úmkhûlu class 1a (plural omkhulu class 2a)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umkhulu | omkhulu | ||
| simple form | mkhulu | bomkhulu | ||
| locative | kumkhulu | komkhulu | ||
| copulative | ngumkhulu | ngomkhulu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kamkhulu | okamkhulu | womkhulu | owomkhulu |
| class 2 | bakamkhulu | abakamkhulu | bomkhulu | abomkhulu |
| class 3 | kamkhulu | okamkhulu | womkhulu | owomkhulu |
| class 4 | kamkhulu | ekamkhulu | yomkhulu | eyomkhulu |
| class 5 | likamkhulu | elikamkhulu | lomkhulu | elomkhulu |
| class 6 | kamkhulu | akamkhulu | omkhulu | awomkhulu |
| class 7 | sikamkhulu | esikamkhulu | somkhulu | esomkhulu |
| class 8 | zikamkhulu | ezikamkhulu | zomkhulu | ezomkhulu |
| class 9 | kamkhulu | ekamkhulu | yomkhulu | eyomkhulu |
| class 10 | zikamkhulu | ezikamkhulu | zomkhulu | ezomkhulu |
| class 11 | lukamkhulu | olukamkhulu | lomkhulu | olomkhulu |
| class 14 | bukamkhulu | obukamkhulu | bomkhulu | obomkhulu |
| class 15 | kukamkhulu | okukamkhulu | komkhulu | okomkhulu |
| class 17 | kukamkhulu | okukamkhulu | komkhulu | okomkhulu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mkhulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mkhulu (2.4.3-8.9)”