ikhefu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ikhefu^? class 5 (plural amakhefu class 6)

1. holiday

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːkʰeːfu/

Noun

ī́khefu class 5 (plural amákhefu class 6)

1. break
2. leave of absence
3. colon

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhefu	amakhefu
Locative	ekhefini	emakhefini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhefu		amakhefu
Simple form	likhefu		makhefu
Locative	ekhefini		emakhefini
Copulative	yikhefu		ngamakhefu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhefu	owekhefu	wamakhefu	owamakhefu
Class 2	bekhefu	abekhefu	bamakhefu	abamakhefu
Class 3	wekhefu	owekhefu	wamakhefu	owamakhefu
Class 4	yekhefu	eyekhefu	yamakhefu	eyamakhefu
Class 5	lekhefu	elekhefu	lamakhefu	elamakhefu
Class 6	ekhefu	awekhefu	amakhefu	awamakhefu
Class 7	sekhefu	esekhefu	samakhefu	esamakhefu
Class 8	zekhefu	ezekhefu	zamakhefu	ezamakhefu
Class 9	yekhefu	eyekhefu	yamakhefu	eyamakhefu
Class 10	zekhefu	ezekhefu	zamakhefu	ezamakhefu
Class 11	lwekhefu	olwekhefu	lwamakhefu	olwamakhefu
Class 14	bekhefu	obekhefu	bamakhefu	obamakhefu
Class 15	kwekhefu	okwekhefu	kwamakhefu	okwamakhefu
Class 17	kwekhefu	okwekhefu	kwamakhefu	okwamakhefu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khefu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khefu (3.2.9.9)”