umyeni
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Noun
úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Noun
úḿyeni class 1 (plural báyeni class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩jeːni]
Noun
úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩jeːni/
Noun
uḿyeni class 1 (plural abáyeni class 2)
- bridegroom
- husband
- Synonym: indoda
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umyeni | abayeni | ||
| simple form | myeni | bayeni | ||
| locative | kumyeni | kubayeni | ||
| copulative | ngumyeni | ngabayeni | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womyeni | owomyeni | wabayeni | owabayeni |
| class 2 | bomyeni | abomyeni | babayeni | ababayeni |
| class 3 | womyeni | owomyeni | wabayeni | owabayeni |
| class 4 | yomyeni | eyomyeni | yabayeni | eyabayeni |
| class 5 | lomyeni | elomyeni | labayeni | elabayeni |
| class 6 | omyeni | awomyeni | abayeni | awabayeni |
| class 7 | somyeni | esomyeni | sabayeni | esabayeni |
| class 8 | zomyeni | ezomyeni | zabayeni | ezabayeni |
| class 9 | yomyeni | eyomyeni | yabayeni | eyabayeni |
| class 10 | zomyeni | ezomyeni | zabayeni | ezabayeni |
| class 11 | lomyeni | olomyeni | lwabayeni | olwabayeni |
| class 14 | bomyeni | obomyeni | babayeni | obabayeni |
| class 15 | komyeni | okomyeni | kwabayeni | okwabayeni |
| class 17 | komyeni | okomyeni | kwabayeni | okwabayeni |
See also
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-yeni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yeni (3.2.9.9)”