inkosikazi

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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From inkosi (king, chief) +‎ -kazi (female suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [íᵑkósíkaːz̥i̤]

Noun

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ínkósíkazi class 9 (plural ámákhósíkazi class 6)

  1. lady, madam, married woman

Inflection

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From inkosi (king, chief) +‎ -kazi (female suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ínkosíkazi class 9 (plural ámakhosíkazi class 6)

  1. wife of a chief
  2. lady, madam, married woman

Inflection

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Class 9/6
Singular Plural
Full form inkosikazi amakosikazi
Locative enkosikazini emakosikazini
Singular Plural
Full form inkosikazi amakosikazi
Simple form nkosikazi makosikazi
Locative enkosikazini emakosikazini
Copulative yinkosikazi ngamakosikazi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wenkosikazi owenkosikazi wamakosikazi owamakosikazi
Class 2 benkosikazi abenkosikazi bamakosikazi abamakosikazi
Class 3 wenkosikazi owenkosikazi wamakosikazi owamakosikazi
Class 4 yenkosikazi eyenkosikazi yamakosikazi eyamakosikazi
Class 5 lenkosikazi elenkosikazi lamakosikazi elamakosikazi
Class 6 enkosikazi awenkosikazi amakosikazi awamakosikazi
Class 7 senkosikazi esenkosikazi samakosikazi esamakosikazi
Class 8 zenkosikazi ezenkosikazi zamakosikazi ezamakosikazi
Class 9 yenkosikazi eyenkosikazi yamakosikazi eyamakosikazi
Class 10 zenkosikazi ezenkosikazi zamakosikazi ezamakosikazi
Class 11 lwenkosikazi olwenkosikazi lwamakosikazi olwamakosikazi
Class 14 benkosikazi obenkosikazi bamakosikazi obamakosikazi
Class 15 kwenkosikazi okwenkosikazi kwamakosikazi okwamakosikazi
Class 17 kwenkosikazi okwenkosikazi kwamakosikazi okwamakosikazi

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