ubhavu

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From English? ZED seems to suggest otherwise.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úbáːvu/

Noun

úbhávu class 1a (plural obhavu class 2a)

1. bath

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubhavu	obhavu
Locative	kubhavu	kobhavu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubhavu		obhavu
Simple form	bhavu		bobhavu
Locative	kubhavu		kobhavu
Copulative	ngubhavu		ngobhavu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kabhavu	okabhavu	wobhavu	owobhavu
Class 2	bakabhavu	abakabhavu	bobhavu	abobhavu
Class 3	kabhavu	okabhavu	wobhavu	owobhavu
Class 4	kabhavu	ekabhavu	yobhavu	eyobhavu
Class 5	likabhavu	elikabhavu	lobhavu	elobhavu
Class 6	kabhavu	akabhavu	obhavu	awobhavu
Class 7	sikabhavu	esikabhavu	sobhavu	esobhavu
Class 8	zikabhavu	ezikabhavu	zobhavu	ezobhavu
Class 9	kabhavu	ekabhavu	yobhavu	eyobhavu
Class 10	zikabhavu	ezikabhavu	zobhavu	ezobhavu
Class 11	lukabhavu	olukabhavu	lobhavu	olobhavu
Class 14	bukabhavu	obukabhavu	bobhavu	obobhavu
Class 15	kukabhavu	okukabhavu	kobhavu	okobhavu
Class 17	kukabhavu	okukabhavu	kobhavu	okobhavu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bavu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bavu (3.7.9)”