khulu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khûlu

1. big, large

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	engimkhulu	ngimkhulu
2nd singular	omkhulu	umkhulu
1st plural	esibakhulu	sibakhulu
2nd plural	elibakhulu	libakhulu
Class 1	omkhulu	mkhulu
Class 2	abakhulu	bakhulu
Class 3	omkhulu	mkhulu
Class 4	emikhulu	mikhulu
Class 5	elikhulu	likhulu
Class 6	amakhulu	makhulu
Class 7	esikhulu	sikhulu
Class 8	ezinkulu	zinkulu
Class 9	enkulu	inkulu
Class 10	ezinkulu	zinkulu
Class 11	olukhulu	lukhulu
Class 14	obukhulu	bukhulu
Class 15	okukhulu	kukhulu
Class 17	okukhulu	kukhulu

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khûlu

1. big, large

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khûlu

1. old man

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	lengimkhulu	ngimkhulu
2nd singular	lomkhulu	umkhulu
1st plural	lesibakhulu	sibakhulu
2nd plural	lenibakhulu	nibakhulu
Class 1	lomkhulu	mkhulu
Class 2	labakhulu	bakhulu
Class 3	lomkhulu	mkhulu
Class 4	lemikhulu	mikhulu
Class 5	lelikhulu	likhulu
Class 6	lamakhulu	makhulu
Class 7	lesikhulu	sikhulu
Class 8	letinkhulu	tinkhulu
Class 9	lenkhulu	inkhulu
Class 10	letinkhulu	tinkhulu
Class 11	lolukhulu	lukhulu
Class 14	lobukhulu	bukhulu
Class 15	lokukhulu	kukhulu
Class 17	lokukhulu	kukhulu

Derived terms

• mkhulu

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰûːlu]

Adjective

-khûlu

1. big, large

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimkhulu	endingemkhulu	ndimkhulu	andimkhulu
2nd singular	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	umkhulu	awumkhulu
1st plural	esibakhulu	esingebakhulu	sibakhulu	asibakhulu
2nd plural	enibakhulu	eningebakhulu	nibakhulu	anibakhulu
Class 1	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	mkhulu	akamkhulu
Class 2	abakhulu	abangebakhulu	bakhulu	ababakhulu
Class 3	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	mkhulu	awumkhulu
Class 4	emikhulu	engemikhulu	mikhulu	ayimikhulu
Class 5	elikhulu	elingelikhulu	likhulu	alilikhulu
Class 6	amakhulu	angemakhulu	makhulu	awamakhulu
Class 7	esikhulu	esingesikhulu	sikhulu	asisikhulu
Class 8	ezinkulu	ezingezinkulu	zinkulu	azizinkulu
Class 9	enkulu	engenkulu	inkulu	ayiyinkulu
Class 10	ezinkulu	ezingezinkulu	zinkulu	azizinkulu
Class 11	olukhulu	olungelukhulu	lukhulu	alulukhulu
Class 14	obukhulu	obungebukhulu	bukhulu	abubukhulu
Class 15	okukhulu	okungekukhulu	kukhulu	akukukhulu
Class 17	okukhulu	okungekukhulu	kukhulu	akukukhulu

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰûːlu/

Adjective

-khûlu

1. big, large
2. main, most important

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimkhulu	engingemkhulu	ngimkhulu	angimkhulu
2nd singular	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	umkhulu	awumkhulu
1st plural	esibakhulu	esingebakhulu	sibakhulu	asibakhulu
2nd plural	enibakhulu	eningebakhulu	nibakhulu	anibakhulu
Class 1	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	mkhulu	akamkhulu
Class 2	abakhulu	abangebakhulu	bakhulu	ababakhulu
Class 3	omkhulu	ongemkhulu	mkhulu	awumkhulu
Class 4	emikhulu	engemikhulu	mikhulu	ayimikhulu
Class 5	elikhulu	elingelikhulu	likhulu	alilikhulu
Class 6	amakhulu	angemakhulu	makhulu	awamakhulu
Class 7	esikhulu	esingesikhulu	sikhulu	asisikhulu
Class 8	ezinkulu	ezingezinkulu	zinkulu	azizinkulu
Class 9	enkulu	engenkulu, engeyinkulu	inkulu, yinkulu	ayiyinkulu
Class 10	ezinkulu	ezingezinkulu	zinkulu	azizinkulu
Class 11	olukhulu	olungelukhulu	lukhulu	alulukhulu
Class 14	obukhulu	obungebukhulu	bukhulu	abubukhulu
Class 15	okukhulu	okungekukhulu	kukhulu	akukukhulu
Class 17	okukhulu	okungekukhulu	kukhulu	akukukhulu

Derived terms

• ikhulu
• isikhulu
• omkhulu
• ubukhulu
• umkhulu

References

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