ubusuku

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úɓúsûːku]

Noun

úbúsûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓusûːɠu/

Noun

úbusûku class 14

1. night

Inflection

Class 14, short locative (locative ebusuku)

	singular		plural
full form	ubusuku		—
simple form	busuku		—
locative	ebusuku		—
copulative	ngubusuku		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
class 2	bobusuku	abobusuku	—	—
class 3	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
class 4	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
class 5	lobusuku	elobusuku	—	—
class 6	obusuku	awobusuku	—	—
class 7	sobusuku	esobusuku	—	—
class 8	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
class 9	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
class 10	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
class 11	lobusuku	olobusuku	—	—
class 14	bobusuku	obobusuku	—	—
class 15	kobusuku	okobusuku	—	—
class 17	kobusuku	okobusuku	—	—

Related terms

• usuku

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”