ubukhulu

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ -khulu (“large”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓukʰûːlu/

Noun

úbukhûlu class 14

1. size
2. importance

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubukhulu	—
Locative	ebukhulwini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubukhulu		—
Simple form	bukhulu		—
Locative	ebukhulwini		—
Copulative	ngubukhulu		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobukhulu	owobukhulu	—	—
Class 2	bobukhulu	abobukhulu	—	—
Class 3	wobukhulu	owobukhulu	—	—
Class 4	yobukhulu	eyobukhulu	—	—
Class 5	lobukhulu	elobukhulu	—	—
Class 6	obukhulu	awobukhulu	—	—
Class 7	sobukhulu	esobukhulu	—	—
Class 8	zobukhulu	ezobukhulu	—	—
Class 9	yobukhulu	eyobukhulu	—	—
Class 10	zobukhulu	ezobukhulu	—	—
Class 11	lobukhulu	olobukhulu	—	—
Class 14	bobukhulu	obobukhulu	—	—
Class 15	kobukhulu	okobukhulu	—	—
Class 17	kobukhulu	okobukhulu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khulu (2.4.3-8.9)”