umukhwe
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːkʰwé/
Noun
úmukhwé class 1 (plural ábakhwé class 2)
- one's wife's father, father-in-law of a male
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umukhwe | abakhwe | ||
| simple form | mukhwe | bakhwe | ||
| locative | kumukhwe | kubakhwe | ||
| copulative | ngumukhwe | ngabakhwe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womukhwe | owomukhwe | wabakhwe | owabakhwe |
| class 2 | bomukhwe | abomukhwe | babakhwe | ababakhwe |
| class 3 | womukhwe | owomukhwe | wabakhwe | owabakhwe |
| class 4 | yomukhwe | eyomukhwe | yabakhwe | eyabakhwe |
| class 5 | lomukhwe | elomukhwe | labakhwe | elabakhwe |
| class 6 | omukhwe | awomukhwe | abakhwe | awabakhwe |
| class 7 | somukhwe | esomukhwe | sabakhwe | esabakhwe |
| class 8 | zomukhwe | ezomukhwe | zabakhwe | ezabakhwe |
| class 9 | yomukhwe | eyomukhwe | yabakhwe | eyabakhwe |
| class 10 | zomukhwe | ezomukhwe | zabakhwe | ezabakhwe |
| class 11 | lomukhwe | olomukhwe | lwabakhwe | olwabakhwe |
| class 14 | bomukhwe | obomukhwe | babakhwe | obabakhwe |
| class 15 | komukhwe | okomukhwe | kwabakhwe | okwabakhwe |
| class 17 | komukhwe | okomukhwe | kwabakhwe | okwabakhwe |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwe (2.6.3)”