uhlaka

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úːɬaːɠá/

Noun

ū́hlaká class 11 (plural izinhlâká class 10)

1. framework, system
2. stretcher

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uhlaka	izinhlaka
Locative	ohlakeni	ezinhlakeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uhlaka		izinhlaka
Simple form	luhlaka		zinhlaka
Locative	ohlakeni		ezinhlakeni
Copulative	wuhlaka		yizinhlaka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wohlaka	owohlaka	wezinhlaka	owezinhlaka
Class 2	bohlaka	abohlaka	bezinhlaka	abezinhlaka
Class 3	wohlaka	owohlaka	wezinhlaka	owezinhlaka
Class 4	yohlaka	eyohlaka	yezinhlaka	eyezinhlaka
Class 5	lohlaka	elohlaka	lezinhlaka	elezinhlaka
Class 6	ohlaka	awohlaka	ezinhlaka	awezinhlaka
Class 7	sohlaka	esohlaka	sezinhlaka	esezinhlaka
Class 8	zohlaka	ezohlaka	zezinhlaka	ezezinhlaka
Class 9	yohlaka	eyohlaka	yezinhlaka	eyezinhlaka
Class 10	zohlaka	ezohlaka	zezinhlaka	ezezinhlaka
Class 11	lohlaka	olohlaka	lwezinhlaka	olwezinhlaka
Class 14	bohlaka	obohlaka	bezinhlaka	obezinhlaka
Class 15	kohlaka	okohlaka	kwezinhlaka	okwezinhlaka
Class 17	kohlaka	okohlaka	kwezinhlaka	okwezinhlaka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaka (3.2.6.3)”