ukudla

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a.

Noun

úkudlá class 15

1. infinitive of -dla
2. food

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From uku- +‎ -dla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɠuːɮʱá/

Noun

úkudlá class 17

1. right side

   Antonym: ukunxele

Inflection

Class 17 (locative ekudleni)

	singular		plural
full form	ukudla		—
simple form	kudla		—
locative	ekudleni		—
copulative	ngukudla		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wokudla	owokudla	—	—
class 2	bokudla	abokudla	—	—
class 3	wokudla	owokudla	—	—
class 4	yokudla	eyokudla	—	—
class 5	lokudla	elokudla	—	—
class 6	okudla	awokudla	—	—
class 7	sokudla	esokudla	—	—
class 8	zokudla	ezokudla	—	—
class 9	yokudla	eyokudla	—	—
class 10	zokudla	ezokudla	—	—
class 11	lokudla	olokudla	—	—
class 14	bokudla	obokudla	—	—
class 15	kokudla	okokudla	—	—
class 17	kokudla	okokudla	—	—

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɠuːɮʱá/

Noun

úkudlá class 15

1. infinitive of -dla
2. food
3. nutrition
4. meal, dish

Inflection

Class 15 (locative ekudleni)

	singular		plural
full form	ukudla		—
simple form	kudla		—
locative	ekudleni		—
copulative	ngukudla		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wokudla	owokudla	—	—
class 2	bokudla	abokudla	—	—
class 3	wokudla	owokudla	—	—
class 4	yokudla	eyokudla	—	—
class 5	lokudla	elokudla	—	—
class 6	okudla	awokudla	—	—
class 7	sokudla	esokudla	—	—
class 8	zokudla	ezokudla	—	—
class 9	yokudla	eyokudla	—	—
class 10	zokudla	ezokudla	—	—
class 11	lokudla	olokudla	—	—
class 14	bokudla	obokudla	—	—
class 15	kokudla	okokudla	—	—
class 17	kokudla	okokudla	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dla (2.6.6-3)”