ikhethini

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English curtain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːkʰétʰiːni/

Noun

īkhéthini class 5 (plural amakhéthini class 6)

1. curtain

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhethini	amakhethini
Locative	ekhethinini	emakhethinini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhethini		amakhethini
Simple form	likhethini		makhethini
Locative	ekhethinini		emakhethinini
Copulative	yikhethini		ngamakhethini
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhethini	owekhethini	wamakhethini	owamakhethini
Class 2	bekhethini	abekhethini	bamakhethini	abamakhethini
Class 3	wekhethini	owekhethini	wamakhethini	owamakhethini
Class 4	yekhethini	eyekhethini	yamakhethini	eyamakhethini
Class 5	lekhethini	elekhethini	lamakhethini	elamakhethini
Class 6	ekhethini	awekhethini	amakhethini	awamakhethini
Class 7	sekhethini	esekhethini	samakhethini	esamakhethini
Class 8	zekhethini	ezekhethini	zamakhethini	ezamakhethini
Class 9	yekhethini	eyekhethini	yamakhethini	eyamakhethini
Class 10	zekhethini	ezekhethini	zamakhethini	ezamakhethini
Class 11	lwekhethini	olwekhethini	lwamakhethini	olwamakhethini
Class 14	bekhethini	obekhethini	bamakhethini	obamakhethini
Class 15	kwekhethini	okwekhethini	kwamakhethini	okwamakhethini
Class 17	kwekhethini	okwekhethini	kwamakhethini	okwamakhethini

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khethini”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khethini (6.6.3.9.9)”