umkhombo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩kʰoːmbo/

Noun

uḿkhombo class 3 (plural imíkhombo class 4)

1. white rhinoceros

   Synonym: umduzu

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhombo	imikhombo
Locative	emkhonjeni	emikhonjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhombo		imikhombo
Simple form	mkhombo		mikhombo
Locative	emkhonjeni		emikhonjeni
Copulative	ngumkhombo		yimikhombo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhombo	owomkhombo	wemikhombo	owemikhombo
Class 2	bomkhombo	abomkhombo	bemikhombo	abemikhombo
Class 3	womkhombo	owomkhombo	wemikhombo	owemikhombo
Class 4	yomkhombo	eyomkhombo	yemikhombo	eyemikhombo
Class 5	lomkhombo	elomkhombo	lemikhombo	elemikhombo
Class 6	omkhombo	awomkhombo	emikhombo	awemikhombo
Class 7	somkhombo	esomkhombo	semikhombo	esemikhombo
Class 8	zomkhombo	ezomkhombo	zemikhombo	ezemikhombo
Class 9	yomkhombo	eyomkhombo	yemikhombo	eyemikhombo
Class 10	zomkhombo	ezomkhombo	zemikhombo	ezemikhombo
Class 11	lomkhombo	olomkhombo	lwemikhombo	olwemikhombo
Class 14	bomkhombo	obomkhombo	bemikhombo	obemikhombo
Class 15	komkhombo	okomkhombo	kwemikhombo	okwemikhombo
Class 17	komkhombo	okomkhombo	kwemikhombo	okwemikhombo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khombo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khombo (3.2.9.9)”