ikhabethe

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English cupboard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːkʰáɓeːtʰe/

Noun

īkhábethe class 5 (plural amakhábethe class 6)

1. cupboard

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhabethe	amakhabethe
Locative	ekhabetheni	emakhabetheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhabethe		amakhabethe
Simple form	likhabethe		makhabethe
Locative	ekhabetheni		emakhabetheni
Copulative	yikhabethe		ngamakhabethe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhabethe	owekhabethe	wamakhabethe	owamakhabethe
Class 2	bekhabethe	abekhabethe	bamakhabethe	abamakhabethe
Class 3	wekhabethe	owekhabethe	wamakhabethe	owamakhabethe
Class 4	yekhabethe	eyekhabethe	yamakhabethe	eyamakhabethe
Class 5	lekhabethe	elekhabethe	lamakhabethe	elamakhabethe
Class 6	ekhabethe	awekhabethe	amakhabethe	awamakhabethe
Class 7	sekhabethe	esekhabethe	samakhabethe	esamakhabethe
Class 8	zekhabethe	ezekhabethe	zamakhabethe	ezamakhabethe
Class 9	yekhabethe	eyekhabethe	yamakhabethe	eyamakhabethe
Class 10	zekhabethe	ezekhabethe	zamakhabethe	ezamakhabethe
Class 11	lwekhabethe	olwekhabethe	lwamakhabethe	olwamakhabethe
Class 14	bekhabethe	obekhabethe	bamakhabethe	obamakhabethe
Class 15	kwekhabethe	okwekhabethe	kwamakhabethe	okwamakhabethe
Class 17	kwekhabethe	okwekhabethe	kwamakhabethe	okwamakhabethe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khaɓethe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khaɓethe (6.6.3.3-8.9)”