umqamelo

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́gamɪdó, derived from Proto-Bantu *-kɪ́gamɪda. Cognate with Northern Sotho mosamelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /um̩ǃámeːlo/

Noun

umqámelo class 3 (plural imiqámelo class 4)

1. pillow, cushion, headrest

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umqamelo	imiqamelo
Locative	emqamelweni	emiqamelweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umqamelo		imiqamelo
Simple form	mqamelo		miqamelo
Locative	emqamelweni		emiqamelweni
Copulative	ngumqamelo		yimiqamelo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womqamelo	owomqamelo	wemiqamelo	owemiqamelo
Class 2	bomqamelo	abomqamelo	bemiqamelo	abemiqamelo
Class 3	womqamelo	owomqamelo	wemiqamelo	owemiqamelo
Class 4	yomqamelo	eyomqamelo	yemiqamelo	eyemiqamelo
Class 5	lomqamelo	elomqamelo	lemiqamelo	elemiqamelo
Class 6	omqamelo	awomqamelo	emiqamelo	awemiqamelo
Class 7	somqamelo	esomqamelo	semiqamelo	esemiqamelo
Class 8	zomqamelo	ezomqamelo	zemiqamelo	ezemiqamelo
Class 9	yomqamelo	eyomqamelo	yemiqamelo	eyemiqamelo
Class 10	zomqamelo	ezomqamelo	zemiqamelo	ezemiqamelo
Class 11	lomqamelo	olomqamelo	lwemiqamelo	olwemiqamelo
Class 14	bomqamelo	obomqamelo	bemiqamelo	obemiqamelo
Class 15	komqamelo	okomqamelo	kwemiqamelo	okwemiqamelo
Class 17	komqamelo	okomqamelo	kwemiqamelo	okwemiqamelo

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-qamelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qamelo (2.4.3.9.9)”