umkhulu
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -khulu.
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úmkhûlu class 1a (plural omkhulu class 2a)
Inflection
[edit]Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umkhulu | omkhulu | ||
Locative | kumkhulu | komkhulu | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umkhulu | omkhulu | ||
Simple form | mkhulu | bomkhulu | ||
Locative | kumkhulu | komkhulu | ||
Copulative | ngumkhulu | ngomkhulu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kamkhulu | okamkhulu | womkhulu | owomkhulu |
Class 2 | bakamkhulu | abakamkhulu | bomkhulu | abomkhulu |
Class 3 | kamkhulu | okamkhulu | womkhulu | owomkhulu |
Class 4 | kamkhulu | ekamkhulu | yomkhulu | eyomkhulu |
Class 5 | likamkhulu | elikamkhulu | lomkhulu | elomkhulu |
Class 6 | kamkhulu | akamkhulu | omkhulu | awomkhulu |
Class 7 | sikamkhulu | esikamkhulu | somkhulu | esomkhulu |
Class 8 | zikamkhulu | ezikamkhulu | zomkhulu | ezomkhulu |
Class 9 | kamkhulu | ekamkhulu | yomkhulu | eyomkhulu |
Class 10 | zikamkhulu | ezikamkhulu | zomkhulu | ezomkhulu |
Class 11 | lukamkhulu | olukamkhulu | lomkhulu | olomkhulu |
Class 14 | bukamkhulu | obukamkhulu | bomkhulu | obomkhulu |
Class 15 | kukamkhulu | okukamkhulu | komkhulu | okomkhulu |
Class 17 | kukamkhulu | okukamkhulu | komkhulu | okomkhulu |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mkhulu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mkhulu (2.4.3-8.9)”