impisi
Appearance
Northern Ndebele
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mpítí.
Noun
[edit]ímpîsi class 9 (plural ízímpîsi class 10)
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mpítí.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ímpîsi class 9 (plural íimpîsi class 10)
Inflection
[edit]This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mpítí.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ímpîsi class 9 (plural ízimpîsi class 10)
- spotted hyena
- ugly, vicious-looking person
Inflection
[edit]singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
full form | impisi | izimpisi | ||
simple form | mpisi | zimpisi | ||
locative | empisini | ezimpisini | ||
copulative | yimpisi | yizimpisi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
singular | plural | |||
modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
class 1 | wempisi | owempisi | wezimpisi | owezimpisi |
class 2 | bempisi | abempisi | bezimpisi | abezimpisi |
class 3 | wempisi | owempisi | wezimpisi | owezimpisi |
class 4 | yempisi | eyempisi | yezimpisi | eyezimpisi |
class 5 | lempisi | elempisi | lezimpisi | elezimpisi |
class 6 | empisi | awempisi | ezimpisi | awezimpisi |
class 7 | sempisi | esempisi | sezimpisi | esezimpisi |
class 8 | zempisi | ezempisi | zezimpisi | ezezimpisi |
class 9 | yempisi | eyempisi | yezimpisi | eyezimpisi |
class 10 | zempisi | ezempisi | zezimpisi | ezezimpisi |
class 11 | lwempisi | olwempisi | lwezimpisi | olwezimpisi |
class 14 | bempisi | obempisi | bezimpisi | obezimpisi |
class 15 | kwempisi | okwempisi | kwezimpisi | okwezimpisi |
class 17 | kwempisi | okwempisi | kwezimpisi | okwezimpisi |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phisi (2.3-8.9)”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele nouns
- Northern Ndebele class 9 nouns
- nd:Mammals
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa nouns
- Xhosa class 9 nouns
- xh:Hyaenids
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu nouns
- Zulu class 9 nouns
- Zulu nouns with tone HH
- zu:Hyaenids