udlawu

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úːɮaːwu/

Noun

ū́dlawu class 11 (plural izíndlawu class 10)

1. tongs
2. pincers, pliers, tweezers
3. flank, wing (of an army)

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	udlawu	izindlawu
Locative	odlawini	ezindlawini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	udlawu		izindlawu
Simple form	ludlawu		zindlawu
Locative	odlawini		ezindlawini
Copulative	wudlawu		yizindlawu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wodlawu	owodlawu	wezindlawu	owezindlawu
Class 2	bodlawu	abodlawu	bezindlawu	abezindlawu
Class 3	wodlawu	owodlawu	wezindlawu	owezindlawu
Class 4	yodlawu	eyodlawu	yezindlawu	eyezindlawu
Class 5	lodlawu	elodlawu	lezindlawu	elezindlawu
Class 6	odlawu	awodlawu	ezindlawu	awezindlawu
Class 7	sodlawu	esodlawu	sezindlawu	esezindlawu
Class 8	zodlawu	ezodlawu	zezindlawu	ezezindlawu
Class 9	yodlawu	eyodlawu	yezindlawu	eyezindlawu
Class 10	zodlawu	ezodlawu	zezindlawu	ezezindlawu
Class 11	lodlawu	olodlawu	lwezindlawu	olwezindlawu
Class 14	bodlawu	obodlawu	bezindlawu	obezindlawu
Class 15	kodlawu	okodlawu	kwezindlawu	okwezindlawu
Class 17	kodlawu	okodlawu	kwezindlawu	okwezindlawu

References

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