khulu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khulu^?

1. Grandfather

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khulu^?

1. big, large

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-khûlu

1. old man

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• mkhulu

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], 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-Nguni [Term?], 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”